Import and Export Users and Customers Plugin up to 1.24.2 on WordPress Recurring Import path traversal

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Import and Export Users and Customers Plugin up to 1.24.2 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Recurring Import Handler. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-6583. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Import and Export Users and Customers Plugin up to 1.24.2 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Recurring Import Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Import and export users and customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.24.2 via the Recurring Import functionality. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator access and above, to read and delete the contents of arbitrary files on the server including wp-config.php, which can contain sensitive information.

The weakness was published 12/08/2023. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-6583 since 12/07/2023. 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.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Import and Export Users and Customers Plugin

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• 1.24.0
• 1.24.1
• 1.24.2

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