CVE-2023-5414 Icegram Express <= 5.6.23 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Read
Administrators can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the Icegram Express plugin to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially exposing 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-2023-5414?
CVE-2023-5414 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in icegram Email Subscribers & Newsletters – Email Marketing, Post Notifications & Newsletter Plugin for WordPress, published on 20 Oct 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Icegram Express plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 5.6.23 via the show_es_logs function. This allows administrator-level attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information including those belonging to other sites, for example in shared hosting environments.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5414?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Icegram Icegram Express.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5414?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5414 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-2023-5414 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5414 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2025-0671 Email Subscribers < 5.7.50 - Admin+ Stored XSS in Template
- CVE-2022-45810 WordPress Email Subscribers & Newsletters Plugin <= 5.5.2 is vulnerable to CSV Injection
- CVE-2024-21748 WordPress Icegram Engage plugin <= 3.1.21 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wx55-4qhm-8qw2.