Is CVE-2023-25828 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2023-25828 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2023-25828 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2023-25828 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-25828?

CVE-2023-25828 has a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2023-25828

CWE-434Published: March 27, 2023· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.2

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Pluck CMS is vulnerable to an authenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability through its “albums” module. Albums are used to create collections of images that can be inserted into web pages across the site. Albums allow the upload of various filetypes, which undergo a normalization process before being available on the site. Due to lack of file extension validation, it is possible to upload a crafted JPEG payload containing an embedded PHP web-shell. An attacker may navigate to it directly to achieve RCE on the underlying web server. Administrator credentials for the Pluck CMS web interface are required to access the albums module feature, and are thus required to exploit this vulnerability. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C (8.2 High)

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2023-25828 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires high privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.2.