wpForo Forum <= 2.1.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Local File Include, Server-Side Request Forgery, and PHAR Deserialization via file_get_contents

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CVE CVE-2023-2249
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published June 1, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Hamed
Description

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Include, Server-Side Request Forgery, and PHAR Deserialization in versions up to, and including, 2.1.7. This is due to the insecure use of file_get_contents without appropriate verification of the data being supplied to the function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to retrieve the contents of files like wp-config.php hosted on the system, perform a deserialization attack and possibly achieve remote code execution, and make requests to internal services.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wpforo (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.1.7
Patched Version
  • 2.1.8
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