CVE-2023-37888 (GCVE-0-2023-37888)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-17 06:48 – Updated: 2024-08-02 17:23
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Summary
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in By Averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme: from n/a through 2.14.0.
Severity ?
7.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
By Averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.14.0 (custom)
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Credits
Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack)
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