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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-5414
CVE-2023-5414:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Icegram Express plugin for WordPress (versions up to 5.6.23) contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability (CVE-2023-5414) in the showeslogs function. This security flaw was discovered by Marco Wotschka and publicly disclosed on October 11, 2023 (Wordfence, WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Local File Inclusion (LFI) and falls under the CWE-22 category (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory). It has received a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.1 (Critical) from Wordfence and 7.2 (High) from NVD, with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows administrator-level attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server. This access could expose sensitive information, including data from other sites in shared hosting environments (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 5.6.24 of the Icegram Express plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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