What is CVE-2023-50897?

CVE-2023-50897 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Meow Apps Media File Renamer, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-01-05.

How severe is CVE-2023-50897?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-50897 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Arbitrary file upload in Meow Apps Media File Renamer

CVE-2023-50897

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Meow Apps Media File Renamer allows Using Malicious Files.This issue affects Media File Renamer: from n/a through 5.7.7.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.003 (20.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Meow Apps Media File Renamer — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

audit@patchstack.com (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50897?: CVE-2023-50897 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Meow Apps Media File Renamer, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-01-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-50897?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-50897 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.