CVE-2023-5816
Published: 30 October 2024
Summary
CVE-2023-5816 is a medium-severity External Control of File Name or Path (CWE-73) vulnerability in Bowo Code Explorer. Its CVSS base score is 4.9 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 32.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-58099
Vulnerability details
The Code Explorer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary external file reading in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5. This is due to the fact that the plugin does not restrict accessing files to those outside of the…
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WordPress instance, though the intention of the plugin is to only access WordPress related files. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to read files outside of the WordPress instance.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Rejects externally supplied file or resource identifiers that fail validity checks.