CVE-2023-50897
WordPress Media File Renamer plugin <= 5.7.7 - Arbitrary File Rename lead to RCE vulnerability
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Media File Renamer plugin <= 5.7.7 - Arbitrary File Rename lead to RCE vulnerability
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-50897- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-55630
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-55630- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8m2h-8f3p-p428
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Meow Apps Media File Renamer...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8m2h-8f3p-p428- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-50897- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-50897 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Meow Apps Media File Renamer, published January 5, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.