CVE-2023-53868
Coppermine Gallery 1.6.25 Remote Code Execution via Plugin Upload
Coppermine Gallery 1.6.25 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload malicious PHP files through the plugin manager. Attackers can upload a zipped PHP file with system commands to the plugin directory and execute arbitrary code by accessing the uploaded plugin script.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Coppermine Gallery 1.6.25 Remote Code Execution via Plugin Upload
Coppermine Gallery 1.6.25 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload malicious PHP files through the plugin manager. Attackers can upload a zipped PHP file with system commands to the plugin directory and execute arbitrary code by accessing the uploaded plugin script.
- Record
CVE-2023-53868- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-203438
Coppermine Gallery 1.6.25 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload malicious PHP files through the plugin manager. Attackers can upload a zipped PHP file with system commands to the plugin directory and execute arbitrary code by accessing the uploaded plugin script.
- Record
EUVD-2025-203438- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-89cc-v8rr-9h8w
Coppermine Gallery 1.6.25 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows...
Coppermine Gallery 1.6.25 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload malicious PHP files through the plugin manager. Attackers can upload a zipped PHP file with system commands to the plugin directory and execute arbitrary code by accessing the uploaded plugin script.
- Record
GHSA-89cc-v8rr-9h8w- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Coppermine Gallery 1.6.25 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload malicious PHP files through the plugin manager. Attackers can upload a zipped PHP file with system commands to the plugin directory and execute arbitrary code by accessing the uploaded plugin script.
- Record
CVE-2023-53868- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Coppermine Gallery 1.6.25 Remote Code Execution via Plugin Upload
Coppermine Gallery 1.6.25 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload malicious PHP files through the plugin manager. Attackers can upload a zipped PHP file with system commands to the plugin directory and execute arbitrary code by accessing the uploaded plugin script.
- Record
CVE-2023-53868- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-53868 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Coppermine Coppermine-gallery, published December 15, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/51738
web.archive.org/web/20240101151648/https://coppermine-gallery.net
vulncheck.com/advisories/coppermine-gallery-remote-code-execution-via-plugin-upload
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53868
github.com/advisories/GHSA-89cc-v8rr-9h8w