CVE-2023-23872
WordPress GMAce plugin <= 1.5.2 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in German Mesky GMAce allows Path Traversal.This issue affects GMAce: from n/a through 1.5.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress GMAce plugin <= 1.5.2 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in German Mesky GMAce allows Path Traversal.This issue affects GMAce: from n/a through 1.5.2.
- Record
CVE-2023-23872- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-27955
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in German Mesky GMAce allows Path Traversal.This issue affects GMAce: from n/a through 1.5.2.
- Record
EUVD-2023-27955- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-phwv-ww2p-x69v
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in...
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in German Mesky GMAce allows Path Traversal.This issue affects GMAce: from n/a through 1.5.2.
- Record
GHSA-phwv-ww2p-x69v- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in German Mesky GMAce allows Path Traversal.This issue affects GMAce: from n/a through 1.5.2.
- Record
CVE-2023-23872- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-23872 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in German Mesky Gmace, published May 17, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.