What is CVE-2023-5604?

CVE-2023-5604 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Asgaros Forum, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-11-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-5604?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-5604 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Asgaros Forum

CVE-2023-5604

The Asgaros Forum WordPress plugin before 2.7.1 allows forum administrators, who may not be WordPress (super-)administrators, to set insecure configuration that allows unauthenticated users to upload dangerous files (e.g. .php, .phtml), potentially leading to remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.020 (78.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Asgaros Asgaros_forum
Unknown Asgaros Forum — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5604?: CVE-2023-5604 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Asgaros Forum, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-11-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-5604?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5604 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.