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CVE-2023-2249
HIGH8.8
Description
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Include, Server-Side Request Forgery, and PHAR Deserialization in versions up to, and including, 2.1.7. This is due to the insecure use of file_get_contents without appropriate verification of the data being supplied to the function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to retrieve the contents of files like wp-config.php hosted on the system, perform a deserialization attack and possibly achieve remote code execution, and make requests to internal services.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score8.8
SeverityHIGH
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorNETWORK
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
Published6/9/2023
Last Modified4/8/2026
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
gvectors:wpforo_forum
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-98CWE-829CWE-918
References
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/2.1.7/classes/Actions.php#L444(security@wordfence.com)
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/2.1.8/classes/Actions.php#L437(security@wordfence.com)
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/800fa098-b29f-4979-b7bd-b1186a4dafcb?source=cve(security@wordfence.com)
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/2.1.7/classes/Actions.php#L444(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/2.1.8/classes/Actions.php#L437(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/800fa098-b29f-4979-b7bd-b1186a4dafcb?source=cve(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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