Vulnerability Details : 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 category: Directory traversal
Products affected by CVE-2023-6160
- cpe:2.3:a:lifterlms:lifterlms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-6160
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 37 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-6160
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.7
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |
1.2
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5.5
|
NIST | |
3.3
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LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |
0.7
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2.5
|
Wordfence |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-6160
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-6160
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2989461/
429 Too Many RequestsThird Party Advisory
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6d0fcd82-6d4a-454f-8056-a896e8d41d00?source=cve
LifterLMS <= 7.4.2 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary CSV File DeletionThird Party Advisory
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