CVE-2023-5991 Hotel Booking Lite < 4.8.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download & Deletion
Unauthenticated attackers can download and delete arbitrary files on the server due to missing path validation and authorization checks in the Hotel Booking Lite 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-2023-5991?
CVE-2023-5991 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Hotel Booking Lite, published on 26 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Hotel Booking Lite WordPress plugin before 4.8.5 does not validate file paths provided via user input, as well as does not have proper CSRF and authorisation checks, allowing unauthenticated users to download and delete arbitrary files on the server
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5991?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Motopress Hotel Booking Lite.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5991?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5991 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-2023-5991 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5991 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Hotel Booking Lite
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5c4q-4rqx-7fcj.