CVE-2023-38399
WordPress Phlox Portfolio plugin <= 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Averta Phlox Portfolio allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Phlox Portfolio: from n/a through 2.3.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Phlox Portfolio plugin <= 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Averta Phlox Portfolio allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Phlox Portfolio: from n/a through 2.3.1.
- Record
CVE-2023-38399- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-42216
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Averta Phlox Portfolio allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Phlox Portfolio: from n/a through 2.3.1.
- Record
EUVD-2023-42216- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m32h-wrrm-x6gq
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 Averta Phlox Portfolio allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Phlox Portfolio: from n/a through 2.3.1.
- Record
GHSA-m32h-wrrm-x6gq- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Averta Phlox Portfolio allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Phlox Portfolio: from n/a through 2.3.1.
- Record
CVE-2023-38399- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - 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-2023-38399 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Averta Phlox Portfolio, published May 17, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.