High severity · published Dec 15, 2025
CVE-2023-53868
Coppermine Gallery 1.6.25 Remote Code Execution via Plugin Upload
8.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
coppermine-gallery · Coppermine
1.6.25 · source: vendor
CP
Coppermine Photo Gallery · Coppermine-gallery
1.6.25 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53868
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53868
Product
https://web.archive.org/web/20240101151648/https://coppermine-gallery.net/
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51738
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/coppermine-gallery-remote-code-execution-via-plugin-upload