CVE-2023-2996 is a critical vulnerability affecting the Jetpack WordPress plugin prior to version 12.1.1, allowing authenticated users with author roles or higher to manipulate or delete arbitrary files. This flaw, rated 8.8 HIGH on the CVSS scale, could potentially lead to remote code execution through phar deserialization in rare scenarios. While the vulnerability has a high severity and impact, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 12.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:automattic:jetpack:*:*:*:*:*: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
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