CVE-2023-2249 affects the wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 2.1.7, due to insecure use of file_get_contents. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions to perform Local File Inclusion, Server-Side Request Forgery, and PHAR Deserialization. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), successful exploitation can lead to sensitive file disclosure (e.g., wp-config.php), requests to internal services, and potential remote code execution. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.