CVE-2023-2688 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The WordPress File Upload and WordPress File Upload Pro plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 via the vulnerable parameter wfu_newpath. This allows administrator-level attackers to move files uploaded with the plugin (located in wp-content/uploads by default) outside of the web root.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00172.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Iptanus	Wordpress File Upload Wordpress File Upload Pro

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:iptanus:wordpress_file_upload::::::wordpress::*
	cpe:2.3:a:iptanus:wordpress_file_upload_pro::::::wordpress::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-34152	The WordPress File Upload and WordPress File Upload Pro plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 via the vulnerable parameter wfu_newpath. This allows administrator-level attackers to move files uploaded with the plugin (located in wp-content/uploads by default) outside of the web root.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2915978%40wp-file-upload%2Ftrunk&old=2909107%40wp-file-upload%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file2
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/abd6eeac-0a7e-4762-809f-593cd85f303d?source=cve

History

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-06-09T05:33:26.513Z

Updated: 2024-12-20T23:38:17.348Z

Reserved: 2023-05-12T20:07:48.332Z

Link: CVE-2023-2688

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:33:05.621Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-09T06:16:11.217

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:59:05.267

Link: CVE-2023-2688

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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