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.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d6f7faca-dacf-4455-a837-0404803d0f25	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d6f7faca-dacf-4455-a837-0404803d0f25	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:getawesomesupport:awesome_support:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:41

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-11-06 21:15

Updated : 2025-03-24 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-5355

Mitre link : CVE-2023-5355

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-5355

JSON object : View

Products Affected

getawesomesupport

awesome_support

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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