# CVE-2023-2359: Revolution Slider <= 6.6.12 - Author+ Remote Code Execution

> An attacker with author privileges can upload malicious files to achieve remote code execution on servers with specific configurations.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 12 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9629-mfj6-679x

## What is CVE-2023-2359?

CVE-2023-2359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Slider Revolution, published on 19 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Slider Revolution WordPress plugin through 6.6.12 does not check for valid image files upon import, leading to an arbitrary file upload which may be escalated to Remote Code Execution in some server configurations.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2359?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Themepunch Slider Revolution.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2359?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2359 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2359 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Slider Revolution

- [CVE-2023-6528](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6528/): Slider Revolution < 6.6.19 - Author+ Insecure Deserialization leading to RCE (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-47784](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47784/): WordPress Slider Revolution Plugin <= 6.6.15 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2024-34444](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34444/): WordPress Slider Revolution plugin < 6.7.0 - Unauthenticated Broken Access Control vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-47772](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47772/): WordPress Slider Revolution Plugin <= 6.6.14 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-8107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8107/): Slider Revolution <= 6.7.18 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2359 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Slider Revolution, published on 19 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2359 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Slider Revolution. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2359/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2359/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2359
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2359
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2359

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2359/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.