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The Otter WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not sanitize some user-controlled file paths before performing file operations on them. This leads to a PHAR deserialization vulnerability on PHP < 8.0 ...

CVE-2023-2288 · published 3 years ago
Summary

The Otter WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not sanitize some user-controlled file paths before performing file operations on them. This leads to a PHAR deserialization vulnerability on PHP < 8.0 using the phar:// stream wrapper.

What to do
  • Update themeisle otter to version 2.2.6 or later.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
themeisle otter < 2.2.6
cpe:2.3:a:themeisle:otter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Original advisory text
The Otter WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not sanitize some user-controlled file paths before performing file operations on them. This leads to a PHAR deserialization vulnerability on PHP < 8.0 ...
The Otter WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not sanitize some user-controlled file paths before performing file operations on them. This leads to a PHAR deserialization vulnerability on PHP < 8.0 using the phar:// stream wrapper.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker full control
Severity
8.8 High
Exploitation
18% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Timeline
Published30 May 2023
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2023-2288 · NVD
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