THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2023-4596
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2023-4596

Forminator vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
12.7%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
The Forminator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to file type validation occurring after a file has been uploaded to the server in the upload_post_image() function in versions up to, and including, 1.24.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Affected vendor
Incsub
Affected product
Forminator
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Published
2023-08-30

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 12.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-4596

  • Confirm whether Incsub Forminator is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-4596.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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