CVE-2023-4836 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The WordPress File Sharing Plugin WordPress plugin before 2.0.5 does not check authorization before displaying files and folders, allowing users to gain access to those filed by manipulating IDs which can easily be brute forced

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

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 0.00276.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Userprivatefiles	Wordpress File Sharing Plugin

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-54677	The WordPress File Sharing Plugin WordPress plugin before 2.0.5 does not check authorization before displaying files and folders, allowing users to gain access to those filed by manipulating IDs which can easily be brute forced

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-4836-user-private-files-idor-to-sensitive-data-and-private-files-exposure-leak-of-info-poc
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c17f2534-d791-4fe3-b45b-875777585dc6

History

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-10-31T13:54:46.188Z

Updated: 2025-04-03T13:21:19.295Z

Reserved: 2023-09-08T10:38:22.148Z

Link: CVE-2023-4836

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:38:00.875Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-31T14:15:12.160

Modified: 2025-04-03T14:15:23.600

Link: CVE-2023-4836

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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