CVE-2023-2688 (GCVE-0-2023-2688)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-06-09 05:33
Modified
2026-04-08 17:14
Severity ?
4.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Summary
The WordPress File Upload and WordPress File Upload Pro plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 via the vulnerable parameter wfu_newpath. This allows administrator-level attackers to move files uploaded with the plugin (located in wp-content/uploads by default) outside of the web root.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nickboss Iptanus File Upload Version: 0   ≤ 4.19.1
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