SSRF in Gvectors Wpforo Forum
CVE-2023-2249
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Include, Server-Side Request Forgery, and PHAR Deserialization in versions up to, and including, 2.1.7. This is due to the insecure use of file_get_contents without appropriate verification of the data being supplied to the function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to retrieve the contents of files like wp-config.php hosted on the system, perform a deserialization attack and possibly achieve remote code execution, and make requests to internal services.
EPSS: 0.608 (99.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gvectors Wpforo_forum
- Tomdever Wpforo Forum — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-2249?
- CVE-2023-2249 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gvectors Wpforo Forum, classified under PHP Remote File Inclusion. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-06-09.
- How severe is CVE-2023-2249?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-2249 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.