Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-7062

High

Published: 10 July 2024

Published
10 July 2024
Modified
15 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0329 87.5th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-7062 is a high-severity Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory (CWE-538) vulnerability in Advancedfilemanager (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 12.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The Advanced File Manager Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.4. This makes it possible for attackers with contributor access or higher to read the contents of arbitrary files on…

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the server, which can contain sensitive information.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

Advancedfilemanager
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

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.

addresses: CWE-538

Pre- and post-publication reviews prevent insertion of sensitive information into externally-accessible public locations.

addresses: CWE-538

Monitors for sensitive information placed in externally accessible files or directories.

addresses: CWE-538

The map shows if data actions result in sensitive information being placed in externally accessible locations.

addresses: CWE-538

Isolation and eradication reduce the ability to exploit sensitive information inserted into externally-accessible files or directories.

addresses: CWE-538

Approved categorization forces identification of externally accessible files that contain sensitive content so they receive proper protection.

addresses: CWE-538

The pre-implementation review identifies externally accessible files or directories containing PII and drives access restrictions or removal.

addresses: CWE-538

Tainting makes it possible to determine when sensitive data has been removed from externally accessible files or directories.

addresses: CWE-538

OPSEC practices stop placement of supply-chain information into locations accessible to external parties.

References