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CVE-2023-2688

WordPress File Upload / WordPress File Upload Pro <= 4.19.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 77th percentile. A vendor fix is available.

CVSS 3.14.9MediumEPSS percentile77th1.7% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFixVendor fixNo build named by the sources

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.

  • nickboss Iptanus File UploadAffected: ≤ 4.19.1Upgrade to: after 4.19.1Stated by: CVE record
  • Unknown WordPress File Upload ProAffected: ≤ 4.19.1Upgrade to: after 4.19.1Stated by: CVE record
  • Iptanus Wordpress File UploadAffected: ≤ 4.19.1Upgrade to: after 4.19.1Stated by: NVD
  • Iptanus Wordpress File Upload ProAffected: ≤ 4.19.1Upgrade to: after 4.19.1Stated by: NVD

Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in

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What it is

From the CVE record

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.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS77th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

1.7% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 77th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

4 events over 1001 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Nuclei check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Published

Affected products

And 1 more affected product. See all after sign-in

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Scored 4.9 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Sources

References in the record

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