MW WP Form Plugin up to 4.4.2 on WordPress unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in MW WP Form Plugin up to 4.4.2 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-28409. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MW WP Form Plugin up to 4.4.2 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type exists in MW WP Form versions v4.4.2 and earlier, which may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to upload an arbitrary file.

The weakness was disclosed 05/23/2023. The advisory is shared for download at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-28409 since 03/15/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/06/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1608.002.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-32105). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

03/15/2023 🔍
05/23/2023 +68 days 🔍
05/23/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/06/2025 +928 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jvn.jp
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-28409 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28409
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229712
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2023 07:39
Updated: 12/06/2025 21:27
Changes: 05/23/2023 07:39 (37), 01/31/2025 17:19 (35), 12/06/2025 21:27 (1)
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