CVE-2023-5815 File upload in Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News
Unauthenticated attackers can achieve remote code execution via local file inclusion in the News & Blog Designer Pack WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5815?
CVE-2023-5815 is a high-severity vulnerability in infornweb Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News, published on 22 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The News & Blog Designer Pack – WordPress Blog Plugin — (Blog Post Grid, Blog Post Slider, Blog Post Carousel, Blog Post Ticker, Blog Post Masonry) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.1 via the bdp_get_more_post function hooked via a nopriv AJAX. This is due to function utilizing an unsafe extract() method to extract values from the POST variable and passing that input to the include() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include arbitrary PHP files and achieve remote code execution. On vulnerable Docker configurations it may be possible for an attacker to create a PHP file and then subsequently include it to achieve RCE.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5815?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Infornweb News \& Blog Designer Pack.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5815?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5815 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-5815 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5815 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in infornweb Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News
Sources
Also known as GHSA-22hm-rh6h-j388.