Vulnerability · Published Apr 10, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-1478Hummingbird < 3.4.2 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity path traversal in Hummingbird from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 33.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Hummingbird WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not validate the generated file path for page cache files before writing them, leading to a path traversal vulnerability in the page cache module.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Hummingbird | 0 – before 3.4.2 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/512a9ba4-01c0-4614-a991-efdc7fe51abe exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description