CVE-2023-2688 WordPress File Upload / WordPress File Upload Pro <= 4.19.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal
Administrators can exploit path traversal to move uploaded files outside the web root, potentially exposing or altering sensitive data.
- 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-2023-2688?
CVE-2023-2688 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Iptanus File Upload, published on 9 Jun 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2688?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Iptanus Wordpress File Upload, Iptanus Wordpress File Upload Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2688?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2688 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-2023-2688 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2688 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Iptanus File Upload
- CVE-2024-11613 Code injection in Iptanus File Upload
- CVE-2024-11635 WordPress File Upload <= 4.24.12 - Unuathenticated Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2024-9047 The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.11 via wfu_file_downloader.php.
- CVE-2020-10564 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2021-24962 WordPress File Upload < 4.16.3 - Contributor+ Path Traversal to RCE
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9f3m-9cwg-r3h9.