CVE-2023-6160 (GCVE-0-2023-6160)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-11-22 15:33
Modified
2026-04-08 16:59
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Summary
The LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 7.4.2 via the maybe_serve_export function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator or LMS manager access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary CSV files on the server, which can contain sensitive information as well as removing those files from the server.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chrisbadgett | LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes |
Version: 0 ≤ 7.4.2 |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
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Nomenclature
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