vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wordpress-file-upload-pro: CVE-2023-2688: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N) | May 23, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
May 23, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The WordPress File Upload and WordPress File Upload Pro plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 via the vulnerable parameter wfu_newpath. This allows administrator-level attackers to move files uploaded with the plugin (located in wp-content/uploads by default) outside of the web root.
Solution
wordpress-file-upload-pro-plugin-cve-2023-2688
References
Rapid7 Labs
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