WordPress CataBlog Plugin <= 1.7.0 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion

published 2024-04-18 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-51938

cvss: 7.6; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Zachary Segal CataBlog.This issue affects CataBlog: from n/a through 1.7.0.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-04-18)

Exploit prediction

0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

Affected products

Zachary Segal CataBlog

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/vulnerability/catablog/wordpress-catablog-plugin-1-7-0-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=c
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-47843
NVD CVE-2023-47843

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Summary