CVE-2023-36220
Directory Traversal vulnerability in Textpattern CMS v4.8.8 allows a remote authenticated...
Directory Traversal vulnerability in Textpattern CMS v4.8.8 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain access to sensitive information via the plugin Upload function.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory Traversal vulnerability in Textpattern CMS v4.8.8 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain access to sensitive information via the plugin Upload function.
- Record
CVE-2023-36220- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory Traversal vulnerability in Textpattern CMS v4.8.8 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain access to sensitive information via the plugin Upload function.
- Record
CVE-2023-36220- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-40197 No score
Directory Traversal vulnerability in Textpattern CMS v4.8.8 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain access to sensitive information via the plugin Upload function.
- Record
EUVD-2023-40197- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xcvw-5f44-wf2r
Directory Traversal vulnerability in Textpattern CMS v4.8.8 allows a remote authenticated...
Directory Traversal vulnerability in Textpattern CMS v4.8.8 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain access to sensitive information via the plugin Upload function.
- Record
GHSA-xcvw-5f44-wf2r- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Directory Traversal vulnerability in Textpattern CMS v4.8.8 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain access to sensitive information via the plugin Upload function.
- Record
CVE-2023-36220- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-36220 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Textpattern, published August 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.39%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
textpattern.com
release-demo.textpattern.co
packetstormsecurity.com/files/172967/Textpattern-CMS-4.8.8-Command-Injection.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36220
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xcvw-5f44-wf2r