CVE-2023-26526 WordPress Bookly plugin <= 21.7.1 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Authenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files via path traversal in the Bookly WordPress plugin, requiring an upgrade to remediate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-26526?
CVE-2023-26526 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Nota-Info Bookly, published on 17 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Nota-Info Bookly allows Path Traversal, Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls.This issue affects Bookly: from n/a through 21.7.1.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26526?
How do I fix CVE-2023-26526?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-26526 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-2023-26526 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26526 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mhqh-vq6r-x93v.