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CVE-2023-4596

40
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-4596 is a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability affecting the Forminator plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 1.24.6. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files to the server due to improper file type validation, potentially leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, Nuclei templates exist, and the lack of community discussion or media coverage is typical for most CVEs.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.24.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:incsub:forminator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
12.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2023-4596 · Aug 22, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1275 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/2954409/forminator/trunk/library/fields/postdata.php
Patch
exploit-db.com / exploits/51664
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
wordfence.com / threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9cd87da6-1f4c-4a15-8ebb-6e0f8ef72513
Third Party Advisory