CVE-2023-2688

WordPress File Upload / WordPress File Upload Pro <= 4.19.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal

4.9 Medium

The WordPress File Upload and WordPress File Upload Pro plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 via the vulnerable parameter wfu_newpath. This allows administrator-level attackers to move files uploaded with the plugin (located in wp-content/uploads by default) outside of the web root.

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

1.74%Up 1.7 points since Jun 9, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.9

WordPress File Upload / WordPress File Upload Pro <= 4.19.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal

Record: CVE-2023-2688
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS: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-2023-34152 4.9

Record: EUVD-2023-34152
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9f3m-9cwg-r3h9 4.9

The WordPress File Upload and WordPress File Upload Pro plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to...

Record: GHSA-9f3m-9cwg-r3h9
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS: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 4.9

Record: CVE-2023-2688
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-2688 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Iptanus Wordpress File Upload, published June 9, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.74%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.