Code Explorer <= 1.4.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) External File Reading

External Control of File Name or Path
CVE CVE-2023-5816
CVSS Medium (4.9)
Publicly Published October 29, 2024
Last Updated February 11, 2025
Researcher Dmitrii Ignatyev
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug code-explorer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.4.5
Patched Version
  • 1.4.6
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