Path Traversal in Incsub Hummingbird
CVE-2023-1478
The Hummingbird WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not validate the generated file path for page cache files before writing them, leading to a path traversal vulnerability in the page cache module.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Incsub Hummingbird
- Hummingbird — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/512a9ba4-01c0-4614-a991-efdc7fe51abe (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-1478?
- CVE-2023-1478 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Incsub Hummingbird, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-04-10.
- How severe is CVE-2023-1478?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-1478 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.