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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-2249
CVE-2023-2249:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.1.7) was identified with multiple critical vulnerabilities including Local File Include, Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), and PHAR Deserialization. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2023-2249 and was discovered in June 2023 (NVD, WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from insecure implementation of the filegetcontents function without proper validation of input data. The issue has a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability affects authenticated users with minimal permissions such as subscriber level access (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with minimal permissions to retrieve sensitive file contents like wp-config.php, perform deserialization attacks potentially leading to remote code execution, and make requests to internal services (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.1.8 of the wpForo Forum plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risks (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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