CVE-2023-2996

Jetpack < 12.1.1 - Author+ Arbitrary File Manipulation via API

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

NVD
Wordfence

The Jetpack WordPress plugin before 12.1.1 does not validate uploaded files, allowing users with author roles or above to manipulate existing files on the site, deleting arbitrary files, and in rare cases achieve Remote Code Execution via phar deserialization.

The Jetpack plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file manipulation in versions up to, and including, 12.1. This is due to insufficient validation on data being supplied to the media API endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level permissions and above, to modify arbitrary files in the WordPress Installation.

*Credits: Miguel Neto, WPScan

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

Poc

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-05-30 CVE Reserved
2023-05-30 CVE Published
2024-12-05 CVE Updated
2024-12-05 First Exploit
2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/52d221bd-ae42-435d-a90a-60a5ae530663	2024-12-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://jetpack.com/blog/jetpack-12-1-1-critical-security-update	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Automattic Search vendor "Automattic"		Jetpack Search vendor "Automattic" for product "Jetpack"				< 12.1.1 Search vendor "Automattic" for product "Jetpack" and version " < 12.1.1"		wordpress		Affected