CVE-2023-5816

Description

The Code Explorer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary external file reading in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5. This is due to the fact that the plugin does not restrict accessing files to those outside of the WordPress instance, though the intention of the plugin is to only access WordPress related files. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to read files outside of the WordPress instance.

Reserved 2023-10-26 | Published 2024-10-30 | Updated 2024-10-30 | Assigner Wordfence

Problem types

CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path

Product status

Default status
unaffected

*
affected

Timeline

2024-10-29:

Disclosed

Credits

Dmitrii Ignatyev finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-d660-472f-823d-a29b84cdf041?source=cve

wordpress.org/plugins/code-explorer/

cve.org (CVE-2023-5816)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2023-5816)

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