CVE-2023-5931
rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress < 4.6.16 - Subscriber+ RCE
The rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.16 does not validate files to be uploaded, which could allow attackers with a low-privilege account (e.g. subscribers) to upload arbitrary files such as PHP on the 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
NVD Score used
The rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.16 does not validate files to be uploaded, which could allow attackers with a low-privilege account (e.g. subscribers) to upload arbitrary files such as PHP on the server
- Record
CVE-2023-5931- 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
CVE List No score
rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress < 4.6.16 - Subscriber+ RCE
The rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.16 does not validate files to be uploaded, which could allow attackers with a low-privilege account (e.g. subscribers) to upload arbitrary files such as PHP on the server
- Record
CVE-2023-5931- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-58203 No score
The rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.16 does not validate files to be uploaded, which could allow attackers with a low-privilege account (e.g. subscribers) to upload arbitrary files such as PHP on the server
- Record
EUVD-2023-58203- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4frw-j2v5-2xwf
The rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.16 does not...
The rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.16 does not validate files to be uploaded, which could allow attackers with a low-privilege account (e.g. subscribers) to upload arbitrary files such as PHP on the server
- Record
GHSA-4frw-j2v5-2xwf- 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
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-5931 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Rtcamp Rtmedia, published December 26, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.