CVE-2023-5355 Awesome Support < 6.1.5 - Submitter+ Arbitrary File Deletion
A ticket submitter can delete arbitrary files on the server due to unsanitized file paths in the Awesome Support WordPress plugin.
- 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-2023-5355?
CVE-2023-5355 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Awesome Support, published on 6 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Awesome Support WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 does not sanitize file paths when deleting temporary attachment files, allowing a ticket submitter to delete arbitrary files on the server.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5355?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Getawesomesupport Awesome Support.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5355?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5355 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-2023-5355 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5355 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Awesome Support
- CVE-2024-0594 Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin <= 6.1.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection
- CVE-2015-9318 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2023-49857 WordPress Awesome Support plugin <= 6.1.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
- CVE-2022-3511 Awesome Support < 6.1.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Exported Tickets Download
- CVE-2023-5354 Awesome Support < 6.1.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x85w-8f7w-627g.