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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-39307
CVE-2023-39307:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-39307 is an Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability affecting ThemeFusion's Avada WordPress theme versions through 7.11.1. The vulnerability was discovered by Rafie Muhammad and publicly disclosed on January 29, 2024 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the 'ajaximportoptions' function due to missing file type validation. It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 HIGH (NIST) and 8.5 HIGH (Patchstack) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor permissions to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server. This could potentially lead to remote code execution if attackers successfully exploit a race condition (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in Avada version 7.11.2. Users are strongly advised to update to this version or later to resolve the security issue (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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