WP Dark Mode <= 4.0.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Local File Inclusion via 'style'

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2023-0467
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published March 6, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Alex Sanford
Description

The WP Dark Mode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in versions up to, and including, 4.0.7 via the 'style' shortcode attribute. This allows authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included. This only affects installations where the traversal of non-existent directories is allowed or when chained with another vulnerability that allows for the creation of arbitrary directories.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-dark-mode (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.0.7
Patched Version
  • 4.0.8
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