CVE-2023-2453

Local file Inclusion (LFI) in Forum Infusion via Directory Traversal

Published Sep 5, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
There is insufficient sanitization of tainted file names that are directly concatenated with a path that is subsequently passed to a ‘require_once’ statement. This allows arbitrary files with the ‘.php’ extension for which the absolute path is known to be included and executed. There are no known means in PHPFusion through which an attacker can upload and target a ‘.php’ file payload.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Disabling the “Forum” Infusion through the admin panel removes the endpoint through which this vulnerability is exploited, and so prevents the issue. If the “Forum” Infusion cannot be disabled, technologies such as a web application firewall may help to mitigate exploitation attempts. 

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-33938 There is insufficient sanitization of tainted file names that are directly concatenated with a path that is subsequently passed to a ‘require_once’ statement. This allows arbitrary files with the ‘.php’ extension for which the absolute path is known to be included and executed. There are no known means in PHPFusion through which an attacker can upload and target a ‘.php’ file payload.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
SNPS
Published
Updated
Sep 27, 2024, 1:52 PM
Reserved
May 1, 2023, 4:45 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 5, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:52 AM