MW WP Form <= 4.4.2 - Directory Traversal via _file_upload

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2023-28409
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published May 8, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Shuya Ota
Description

The MW WP Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 4.4.2 via the _file_upload function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to upload files of allowed types to arbitrary directories on the site.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug mw-wp-form (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.4.3
Patched Version
  • 4.4.3
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