Path Traversal Vulnerability Affects Shortcodes and Extra Features for Phlox Theme
CVE-2023-37888

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Shortcodes And Extra Features For Phlox Theme
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 May 2024

What is CVE-2023-37888?

A Path Traversal vulnerability exists in the By Averta Phlox theme, which allows authorized users to exploit improperly restricted pathname limitations. This issue can lead to PHP Local File Inclusion, enabling attackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive files within the web server's directory structure. The vulnerability affects all versions of the Shortcodes and extra features for the Phlox theme, particularly impacting versions up to 2.14.0.

Affected Version(s)

Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.14.0

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/auxin-eleme...
vdb-entry

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack)
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