# CVE-2023-5931: rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress < 4.6.16 - Subscriber+ RCE

> Low-privilege users can upload arbitrary files, including PHP scripts, leading to remote code execution on the server.

- **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:** 26 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4frw-j2v5-2xwf

## What is CVE-2023-5931?

CVE-2023-5931 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress, published on 26 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5931?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rtcamp Rtmedia.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5931?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5931 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5931 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5931 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress

- [CVE-2023-5939](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5939/): rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress < 4.6.16 - Admin+ RCE (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5931 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5931 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress, published on 26 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5931 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress. 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-2023-5931/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5931/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5931
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5931
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5931

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5931/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.