SARA / Free Tools / CVE / CVE-2023-2117

CVE-2023-2117 — The Image Optimizer by 10web WordPress plugin before 1

The Image Optimizer by 10web WordPress plugin before 1.0.27 does not sanitize the dir parameter when handling the get_subdirs ajax action, allowing a high privileged users such as admins to inspect names of files and directories outside of the sites root.

CVSS
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EPSS
0.14% (top 65.70%)
CWE
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Published
2023-05-30T07:49:17.892Z
Last modified
2025-01-10T20:55:18.959Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

The Image Optimizer by 10web WordPress plugin before 1.0.27 does not sanitize the dir parameter when handling the get_subdirs ajax action, allowing a high privileged users such as admins to inspect names of files and directories outside of the sites root.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
UnknownImage Optimizer by 10web0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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