CVE-2023-53869
WEBIGniter 28.7.23 Unrestricted File Upload Remote Code Execution
WEBIGniter 28.7.23 contains a file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload and execute dangerous PHP files through the media function. Attackers can leverage any created account to upload malicious PHP scripts that enable remote code execution on the application server.
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
WEBIGniter 28.7.23 Unrestricted File Upload Remote Code Execution
WEBIGniter 28.7.23 contains a file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload and execute dangerous PHP files through the media function. Attackers can leverage any created account to upload malicious PHP scripts that enable remote code execution on the application server.
- Record
CVE-2023-53869- 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-2025-203436
WEBIGniter 28.7.23 contains a file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload and execute dangerous PHP files through the media function. Attackers can leverage any created account to upload malicious PHP scripts that enable remote code execution on the application server.
- Record
EUVD-2025-203436- 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-r46w-6r25-mwj8
WEBIGniter 28.7.23 contains a file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to...
WEBIGniter 28.7.23 contains a file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload and execute dangerous PHP files through the media function. Attackers can leverage any created account to upload malicious PHP scripts that enable remote code execution on the application server.
- Record
GHSA-r46w-6r25-mwj8- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
WEBIGniter 28.7.23 contains a file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload and execute dangerous PHP files through the media function. Attackers can leverage any created account to upload malicious PHP scripts that enable remote code execution on the application server.
- Record
CVE-2023-53869- 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 - 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-2023-53869 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Webigniter, published December 15, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.