CVE-2023-4297 (GCVE-0-2023-4297)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-27 16:22 – Updated: 2025-06-05 14:01
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Summary
The Mmm Simple File List WordPress plugin through 2.3 does not validate the generated path to list files from, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscribers, to list the content of arbitrary directories.
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9ff85b06-819c-45… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Mmm Simple File List Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.3 (semver)
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Credits
Dmitrii WPScan
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