VDB-229693 · CVE-2023-28408 · EUVD-2023-32104

MW WP Form Plugin up to 4.4.2 on WordPress path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in MW WP Form Plugin up to 4.4.2 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-28408. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MW WP Form Plugin up to 4.4.2 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in MW WP Form versions v4.4.2 and earlier allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to alter the website or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, and obtain sensitive information depending on settings.

The weakness was presented 05/23/2023. The advisory is shared at plugins.2inc.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-28408 since 03/15/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-32104). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

MW WP Form Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/15/2023 🔍
05/23/2023 +68 days 🔍
05/23/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/06/2025 +928 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: plugins.2inc.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-28408 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28408
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229693
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2023 07:20
Updated: 12/06/2025 21:27
Changes: 05/23/2023 07:20 (38), 06/16/2023 09:15 (11), 01/18/2025 02:12 (26), 12/06/2025 21:27 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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