CVE-2023-40204 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2023-40204

WordPress Folders Plugin <= 2.9.2 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload

Vulnerability Description

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Premio Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager.This issue affects Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager: from n/a through 2.9.2.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack)

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: December 20th, 2023
Last Modified: April 28th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-434

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1505.003 Web Shell
Persistence
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1565.002 Stored Data Manipulation
Impact