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CVE-2023-2249

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  • Published2023-06-09
  • WeaknessCWE-829 · CWE-918 · CWE-98

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Description

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Include, Server-Side Request Forgery, and PHAR Deserialization in versions up to, and including, 2.1.7. This is due to the insecure use of file_get_contents without appropriate verification of the data being supplied to the function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to retrieve the contents of files like wp-config.php hosted on the system, perform a deserialization attack and possibly achieve remote code execution, and make requests to internal services.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-06-0906:16CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-2249?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Gvectors wpforo forum
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.1≤ 2.1.7no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-12-23
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-98read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-829, CWE-918read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score60.8 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-06-09
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2249?

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Include, Server-Side Request Forgery, and PHAR Deserialization in versions up to, and including, 2.1.7. This is due to the insecure use of file_get_contents without appropriate verification of the data being supplied to the function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to retrieve the contents of files like wp-config.php hosted on the system, perform a deserialization attack and possibly achieve remote code execution, and make requests to internal services.

Is CVE-2023-2249 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-2249 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 60.8% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-2249?

CVE-2023-2249 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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