What is CVE-2023-5355?

CVE-2023-5355 is a high-severity vulnerability in Getawesomesupport Awesome_support, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-11-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-5355?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-5355 known to be exploited?

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

Path Traversal in Getawesomesupport Awesome_support

CVE-2023-5355

The Awesome Support WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 does not sanitize file paths when deleting temporary attachment files, allowing a ticket submitter to delete arbitrary files on the server.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.007 (46.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Getawesomesupport Awesome_support
Unknown Awesome Support — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5355?: CVE-2023-5355 is a high-severity vulnerability in Getawesomesupport Awesome_support, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-5355?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5355 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.