Path Traversal in Chrisbadgett Lifterlms – Wp Lms For Elearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes
CVE-2023-6160
The LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 7.4.2 via the maybe_serve_export function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator or LMS manager access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary CSV files on the server, which can contain sensitive information as well as removing those files from the server.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.008 (53.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6160?
- CVE-2023-6160 is a low-severity vulnerability in Chrisbadgett Lifterlms – Wp Lms For Elearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2023-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6160?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6160 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.