CVE-2023-6160 LOW

CVE-2023-6160: LifterLMS <= 7.4.2 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary CSV File Deletion

Vendor Chrisbadgett
Product LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published November 22, 2023
Last update April 8, 2026
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CVSS base score

3.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 7.4.2 via the maybe_serve_export function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator or LMS manager access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary CSV files on the server, which can contain sensitive information as well as removing those files from the server.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 22, 2023 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated