CVE-2023-1478

Hummingbird < 3.4.2 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal

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Published Apr 10, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Hummingbird WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not validate the generated file path for page cache files before writing them, leading to a path traversal vulnerability in the page cache module.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Hummingbird

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.4.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:incsub:hummingbird:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-23726	The Hummingbird WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not validate the generated file path for page cache files before writing them, leading to a path traversal vulnerability in the page cache module.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.119% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/512a9ba4-01c0-4614-a991-efdc7fe51abe

History

Feb 11, 2025 3:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-22
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Incsub Hummingbird

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 11, 2025, 3:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Apr 10, 2023, 1:17 PM
Updated: Feb 11, 2025, 3:11 PM
Reserved: Mar 17, 2023, 5:51 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:49 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:49 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:28 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 10, 2023, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:28 AM

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