CVE-2023-28409 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type exists in MW WP Form versions v4.4.2 and earlier, which may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to upload an arbitrary file.

Published: 2023-05-23

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 5.2% 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

Monkey Wrench Inc.

MW WP Form

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`versions v4.4.2 and earlier`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mw_wp_form_project:mw_wp_form:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-32105	Unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type exists in MW WP Form versions v4.4.2 and earlier, which may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to upload an arbitrary file.

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 0.052.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN01093915/
https://plugins.2inc.org/mw-wp-form/blog/2023/05/08/752/

History

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Mw Wp Form Project Mw Wp Form

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2023-05-23T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-01-31T14:00:44.884Z

Reserved: 2023-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-28409

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:38:25.328Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-23T02:15:10.257

Modified: 2025-01-31T14:15:31.303

Link: CVE-2023-28409

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-434

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