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CVE-2023-53868

Coppermine Gallery 1.6.25 Remote Code Execution via Plugin Upload

Published: Dec 15, 2025Updated: Dec 18, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-434
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 45.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Coppermine Gallery 1.6.25 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload malicious PHP files through the plugin manager. Attackers can upload a zipped PHP file with system commands to the plugin directory and execute arbitrary code by accessing the uploaded plugin script.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-434

Affected Products

Coppermine
oss-projectaka coppermine-gallery, coppermine photo gallery
coppermine-galleryOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / forum-wiki
coppermine-gallery
oss-projectaka coppermine gallery, coppermine photo gallery
coppermine photo galleryOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Command and Control
Initial Access
Persistence
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References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51738
exploit-db.com
https://web.archive.org/web/20240101151648/https://coppermine-gallery.net/
web.archive.org
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/coppermine-gallery-remote-code-execution-via-plugin-upload
vulncheck.com

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