Mw Wp Form
CVE-2023-28408
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could access files and directories outside the intended path by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Directory traversal vulnerability in MW WP Form versions v4.4.2 and earlier allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to alter the website or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, and obtain. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. Directory traversal vulnerability in MW WP Form versions v4.4.2 and earlier allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to alter the website or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, and obtain sensitive information depending on settings. Affected products include: Mw Wp Form Project Mw Wp Form.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Directory traversal vulnerability in MW WP Form versions v4.4.2 and earlier allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to alter the website or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, and obtain sensitive information depending on settings.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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