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GSD-2023-6559

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20

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The MW WP Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.3. This is due to the plugin not properly validating the path of an uploaded file prior to deleting it. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files, including the wp-config.php file, which can make site takeover and remote code execution possible.

Aliases

CVE-2023-6559

Aliases

CVE-2023-6559

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CVE-2023-6559 (GCVE-0-2023-6559)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-16 12:29 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:48

Title

MW WP Form <= 5.0.3 - Improper Limitation of File Name to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion

Summary

Severity

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-11-20 18:56 UTC

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

Wordfence CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2453 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3007…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
inc2734	MW WP Form	Affected: 0 , ≤ 5.0.3 (semver)

Credits

Thomas Sanzey

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

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Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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