Path Traversal in Blog-In-Blog Project
CVE-2023-2435
The Blog-in-Blog plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in versions up to, and including, 2.0.0 via a shortcode attribute. This allows editor-level, and above, attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.011 (63.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
- security@wordfence.com
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-2435?
- CVE-2023-2435 is a high-severity vulnerability in Blog-In-Blog Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-05-31.
- How severe is CVE-2023-2435?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-2435 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.