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

8.8
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CVE CVE-2023-2249
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published June 1, 2023
Last Updated June 9, 2023
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.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wpforo (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.1.8, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.1.7
Patched Version
  • 2.1.8

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