Vulnerability · Published Nov 6, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-5355Awesome Support < 6.1.5 - Submitter+ Arbitrary File Deletion
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in Awesome Support from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Awesome Support | 0 – before 6.1.5 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d6f7faca-dacf-4455-a837-0404803d0f25 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description