CVE-2023-2688

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

Severity Score

4.9

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: Marco Wotschka

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-05-12 CVE Reserved
2023-05-23 CVE Published
2024-06-15 EPSS Updated
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/abd6eeac-0a7e-4762-809f-593cd85f303d?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
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	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Iptanus Search vendor "Iptanus"		Wordpress File Upload Search vendor "Iptanus" for product "Wordpress File Upload"				<= 4.19.1 Search vendor "Iptanus" for product "Wordpress File Upload" and version " <= 4.19.1"		wordpress		Affected
Iptanus Search vendor "Iptanus"		Wordpress File Upload Pro Search vendor "Iptanus" for product "Wordpress File Upload Pro"				<= 4.19.1 Search vendor "Iptanus" for product "Wordpress File Upload Pro" and version " <= 4.19.1"		wordpress		Affected