CVE-2023-52144 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-52144: WordPress Product Feed Manager plugin <= 7.3.15 - Directory Traversal vulnerability

Vendor Rextheme

Product Product Feed Manager

Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal

Published April 15, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in RexTheme Product Feed Manager.This issue affects Product Feed Manager: from n/a through 7.3.15.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Product Feed Manager versions up to 7.3.15 contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows high-privilege users to read files outside the intended directory. An attacker with administrative access can craft requests to access sensitive files on the server. The vulnerability requires high privileges and does not affect availability, but can expose configuration files and other sensitive data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read files outside the intended directory on the server.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators with malicious intent or compromised admin accounts can access sensitive server files.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 15, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52144 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html AskarLabs — CWE-22 write-up Path Traversal

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