Coppermine Gallery 1.6.25 Remote Code Execution via Plugin Upload
Priority HIGH 73CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0085 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coppermine | coppermine-gallery | 1.6.25 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- coppermine-gallery VendorCoppermine Affected 1.6.25 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:coppermine-gallery:coppermine_photo_gallery:1.6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.25 | Vulnerable | coppermine-gallery |
- cpe:2.3:a:coppermine-gallery:coppermine_photo_gallery:1.6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.25 Vulnerable ·coppermine-gallery
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53868
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-89cc-v8rr-9h8w
References
Exploit 1
More Coppermine vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-00478 include/imageObjectIM.class.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG) before 1.4.15, when the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2007-01356 Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-01862 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in theme.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.2.2b… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-01861 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in init.inc.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.2.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-01860 picmgmtbatch.inc.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.2.2b and 1.2.0 RC4 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-04797 Directory traversal vulnerability in viewlog.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG) 1.4.12… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-53868 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-53868 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-89cc-v8rr-9h8w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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