Media File Renamer <= 5.7.7 — Authenticated(Administrator+) Remote Code Execution
CVE-2023-50897Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤5.7.7Update to 5.7.8 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium6.6
- CVSS
- 6.6CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:HAttack complexity- High
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Media File Renamer: Rename Images & Files for SEO (AI-Powered) media-file-renamer
- Affected≤ 5.7.7
- Patched in5.7.8
Update to 5.7.8 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 5.7.7. Version 5.7.8 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Media File Renamer: Rename Images & Files for SEO (AI-Powered).
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 5.7.8, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Media File Renamer: Rename Images & Files for SEO (AI-Powered) to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Taihei Shimamine.
The Media File Renamer: Rename Files (Manual, Auto & AI) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator access and above, to execute code on the server by renaming files containing PHP code.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
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All 5| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium5.3 | Sensitive Information Exposure via Log File ≤5.6.9Update to 5.7.0 | CVE-2023-44991 | |
| High8.8 | Cross-Site Request Forgery ≤5.2.5Update to 5.2.6 | CVE-2021-36850 | |
| Medium6.4 | Stored Cross-Site Scripting <1.9.4Update to 1.9.4 | CVE-2014-2040 | |
| High8.8 | Missing Authorization Checks ≤5.2.5Update to 5.2.6 | — |
- Medium5.3Sensitive Information Exposure via Log File
≤5.6.9Update to 5.7.0
- High8.8Cross-Site Request Forgery
≤5.2.5Update to 5.2.6
- Medium6.4Stored Cross-Site Scripting
<1.9.4Update to 1.9.4
- High8.8Missing Authorization Checks
≤5.2.5Update to 5.2.6
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 6.6
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- CVSS / CWE
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- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.