# CVE-2023-6295: so-widgets-bundle < 1.51.0 - Admin+ Local File Inclusion

> Administrators can perform local file inclusion attacks on Multisite WordPress sites via the SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gwvq-pm88-g84j

## What is CVE-2023-6295?

CVE-2023-6295 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle, published on 18 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle WordPress plugin before 1.51.0 does not validate user input before using it to generate paths passed to include function/s, allowing users with the administrator role to perform LFI attacks in the context of Multisite WordPress sites.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6295?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siteorigin Siteorigin Widgets Bundle.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6295?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6295 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6295 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6295 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

- [CVE-2025-5585](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5585/): Cross-site scripting in SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-5901](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5901/): SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle <= 1.62.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Image Grid widget (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-5090](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5090/): Cross-site scripting in SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-4362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4362/): Cross-site scripting in SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-1723](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1723/): SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle <= 1.58.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6295 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6295 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle, published on 18 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6295 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle. 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-2023-6295/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6295/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6295
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6295
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6295

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6295/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.