CVE-2023-23872 WordPress GMAce plugin <= 1.5.2 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in the GMAce WordPress plugin to download arbitrary files from the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-23872?
CVE-2023-23872 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in German Mesky GMAce, published on 17 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in German Mesky GMAce allows Path Traversal.This issue affects GMAce: from n/a through 1.5.2.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23872?
How do I fix CVE-2023-23872?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23872 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-23872 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23872 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-phwv-ww2p-x69v.