# CVE-2023-4297: Mmm Simple File List <= 2.3 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Directory Listing

> Authenticated users can list contents of arbitrary directories due to lack of path validation in the Mmm Simple File List plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-732v-mmfh-p7hp

## What is CVE-2023-4297?

CVE-2023-4297 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Mmm Simple File List, published on 27 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Mmm Simple File List WordPress plugin through 2.3 does not validate the generated path to list files from, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscribers, to list the content of arbitrary directories.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4297?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mediamanifesto Mmm Simple File List.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4297?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4297 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4297 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Mmm Simple File List

- [CVE-2023-4514](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4514/): Mmm Simple File List <= 2.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4297 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4297 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Mmm Simple File List, published on 27 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4297 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Mmm Simple File List. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4297/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4297/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4297
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4297
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4297

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4297/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.