# CVE-2023-6160: LifterLMS <= 7.4.2 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary CSV File Deletion

> Authenticated administrators can exploit directory traversal to read and delete arbitrary CSV files on the server.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3h73-8x33-f5m4

## What is CVE-2023-6160?

CVE-2023-6160 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in chrisbadgett LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes, published on 22 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 7.4.2 via the maybe_serve_export function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator or LMS manager access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary CSV files on the server, which can contain sensitive information as well as removing those files from the server.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6160?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lifterlms Lifterlms.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6160?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6160 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6160 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6160 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in chrisbadgett LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes

- [CVE-2020-6008](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6008/): File upload in LifterLMS Wordpress Plugin (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-15896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15896/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-52717](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52717/): WordPress LifterLMS plugin <= 8.0.6 - SQL Injection Vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-4743](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4743/): LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning <= 7.6.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-24562](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24562/): LifterLMS < 4.21.2 - Access Other Student Grades/Answers via IDOR (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6160 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6160 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in chrisbadgett LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes, published on 22 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6160 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: chrisbadgett LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes. 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-2023-6160/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6160/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6160
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6160
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6160

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6160/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.