CVE-2023-24416 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-24416: WordPress All In One Favicon Plugin <= 4.7 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion

Vendor Arne Franken

Product All In One Favicon

Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal

Published February 23, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Arne Franken All In One Favicon.This issue affects All In One Favicon: from n/a through 4.7.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

All In One Favicon versions 4.7 and earlier contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows high-privilege users to cause a denial of service by manipulating file paths. An attacker with administrative access can trigger the vulnerability to make the site unavailable. The scope is changed, meaning the impact extends beyond the plugin itself.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site unavailable (denial of service) by manipulating file paths.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could render your site unavailable until the plugin is disabled or updated.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level administrative privileges on the WordPress site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

February 23, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24416 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html AskarLabs — CWE-22 write-up Path Traversal

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