CVE-2023-2288 is a high-severity PHAR deserialization vulnerability affecting the Otter WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.2.6. It allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on PHP versions older than 8.0 by manipulating file paths during file operations. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability poses a significant risk of complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no known active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:themeisle:otter:*:*:*:*:*: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.