CVE-2023-5355 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Awesome Support WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 does not sanitize file paths when deleting temporary attachment files, allowing a ticket submitter to delete arbitrary files on the server.

Published: 2023-11-06

Score: 8.1 High

EPSS: < 1% Very 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

Awesome Support

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 6.1.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:getawesomesupport:awesome_support:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-57671	The Awesome Support WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 does not sanitize file paths when deleting temporary attachment files, allowing a ticket submitter to delete arbitrary files on the server.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

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 0.00218.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d6f7faca-dacf-4455-a837-0404803d0f25

History

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Getawesomesupport Awesome Support

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-11-06T20:41:57.821Z

Updated: 2025-03-24T18:01:12.971Z

Reserved: 2023-10-03T12:25:54.894Z

Link: CVE-2023-5355

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:59:44.350Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-06T21:15:09.870

Modified: 2025-03-24T18:15:18.240

Link: CVE-2023-5355

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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