PT-2023-22496 · WordPress · Jetpack

Miguel Neto · Published 2023-06-27 · Updated 2023-07-03 · CVE-2023-2996

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Jetpack WordPress plugin versions prior to 12.1.1

Description The issue allows users with author roles or above to manipulate existing files on the site, including deleting arbitrary files. In rare cases, it can also lead to Remote Code Execution via phar deserialization due to the lack of validation for uploaded files.

Recommendations For versions prior to 12.1.1, update to version 12.1.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting file upload capabilities to higher roles until the update can be applied.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-2996

Affected Products

Jetpack

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/52d221bd-ae42-435d-a90a-60a5ae530663 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2996 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2996 · Vendor Advisory
• https://jetpack.com/blog/jetpack-12-1-1-critical-security-update · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2996 · Note