What is CVE-2023-2278?

CVE-2023-2278 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpdirectorykit Wp Directory Kit, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-2278?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-2278 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Wpdirectorykit Wp Directory Kit

CVE-2023-2278

The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in versions up to, and including, 1.1.9 via the 'wdk_public_action' function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on t…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.008 (74.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Wpdirectorykit Wp Directory Kit — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2278?: CVE-2023-2278 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpdirectorykit Wp Directory Kit, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-2278?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2278 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.