Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-40204

CVE-2023-40204:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The CVE-2023-40204 is an Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability affecting the Premio Folders WordPress plugin (Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager) through version 2.9.2. The vulnerability was discovered by Rafie Muhammad and was publicly disclosed on August 28, 2023 (Wordfence Intel, Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the handlefoldersfile_upload function due to missing file type validation. It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (Critical) from Patchstack with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, while NIST assigned a score of 7.2 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 author-level permissions or above to upload arbitrary files to the affected site's server. This could potentially lead to remote code execution on the affected WordPress installations (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are advised to update to version 2.9.3 or later of the Folders plugin to resolve this vulnerability. Patchstack has also issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking any attacks until users can update to a fixed version (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

Free Vulnerability Assessment

Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture

Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.

Request assessment

Additional Wiz resources

Cloud Vulnerability DB

An open project to list all known cloud vulnerabilities and Cloud Service Provider security issues

Cloud threat landscape

A comprehensive threat intelligence database of cloud security incidents, actors, tools and techniques

PEACH

A step-by-step framework for modeling and improving SaaS and PaaS tenant isolation

Get a personalized demo

Ready to see Wiz in action?

“Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads.”

David EstlickCISO

“Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments.”

Adam FletcherChief Security Officer

“We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is.”

Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management

Get a demo