PT-2023-20838 · WordPress · Wordpress File Upload+1

Marco Wotschka · Published 2023-06-09 · Updated 2023-06-16 · CVE-2023-2688

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WordPress File Upload and WordPress File Upload Pro versions up to, and including, 4.19.1

Description The issue allows administrator-level attackers to move files uploaded with the plugin outside of the web root via the wfu newpath parameter. This is a Path Traversal issue, affecting files located in wp-content/uploads by default.

Recommendations For WordPress File Upload and WordPress File Upload Pro versions up to, and including, 4.19.1, consider restricting access to the wfu newpath parameter until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the ability to move files outside of the web root to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-2688

Affected Products

Wordpress File Upload

Wordpress File Upload Pro

References · 5

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2915978%40wp-file-upload%2Ftrunk&old=2909107%40wp-file-upload%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file2 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2688 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2688 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/52438 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/abd6eeac-0a7e-4762-809f-593cd85f303d?source=cve · Note