PT-2024-12005 · German Mesky · Gmace

Mika · Published 2024-05-16 · Updated 2024-05-17 · CVE-2023-23872

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GMAce versions 1.5.2 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory, also known as a Path Traversal vulnerability. This vulnerability allows Path Traversal in German Mesky GMAce.

Recommendations For versions 1.5.2 and earlier, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue, as the current version is affected by the Path Traversal flaw. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive directories to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-23872

Affected Products

Gmace

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23872 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/linuxpatch/status/1791380430966456528 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/gmace/wordpress-gmace-plugin-1-5-2-arbitrary-file-download-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/80188 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1791357704230801562 · Twitter Post