CVE-2023-48777

CRITICALNVD 9.99.9—Elevated

9.9

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Elementor.Com Elementor Website Builder.This issue affects Elementor Website Builder: from 3.3.0 through 3.18.1.

CVSS v3: 9.9
EG Score: 9.9(high)
EPSS: 99.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 26, 2024

Last Modified

April 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 16, 2026

No patch confirmed yet.

generic

Arbitrary File Upload in WordPress Elementor Website Builder Plugin - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/elementor/wordpress-elementor-plugin-3-18-0-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCAkuCyberSec/Elementor-3.18.0-Upload-Path-Traversal-RCE-CVE-2023-48777
First seen Feb 16, 2024
Open source ↗
Nucleihttp/cves/2023/CVE-2023-48777.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2023
WordPress Elementor 3.18.1 - File Upload/Remote Code Execution
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-48777?

CVE-2023-48777 is a critical vulnerability published on March 26, 2024. Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Elementor.Com Elementor Website Builder.This issue affects Elementor Website Builder: from 3.3.0 through 3.18.1.

When was CVE-2023-48777 disclosed?

CVE-2023-48777 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 26, 2024, with the most recent update on April 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-48777 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-48777 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-48777?

CVE-2023-48777 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-48777?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-48777, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2023-48777

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