CVE-2023-1478 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Hummingbird WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not validate the generated file path for page cache files before writing them, leading to a path traversal vulnerability in the page cache module.

Published: 2023-04-10

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Hummingbird

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.4.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:incsub:hummingbird:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-23726	The Hummingbird WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not validate the generated file path for page cache files before writing them, leading to a path traversal vulnerability in the page cache module.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01159.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/512a9ba4-01c0-4614-a991-efdc7fe51abe

History

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-22
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Incsub Hummingbird

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-04-10T13:17:59.068Z

Updated: 2025-02-11T15:11:18.747Z

Reserved: 2023-03-17T17:51:38.360Z

Link: CVE-2023-1478

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:49:11.676Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-10T14:15:09.640

Modified: 2025-02-11T15:15:16.010

Link: CVE-2023-1478

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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