CVE-2023-2996

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    CVE-2023-2996

    Published: 27 Jun 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: Jetpack < 12.1.1 - Author+ Arbitrary File Manipulation via API

    Details: The Jetpack WordPress plugin before 12.1.1 does not validate uploaded files, allowing users with author roles or above to manipulate existing files on the site, deleting arbitrary files, and in rare cases achieve Remote Code Execution via phar deserialization.

    References: https://wordpress.org/plugins, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/2xxx/CVE-2023-2996.json, https://jetpack.com/blog/jetpack-12-1-1-critical-security-update/, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2996, https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/52d221bd-ae42-435d-a90a-60a5ae530663

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -70af4109d15b236801f8dcd3f569e428a50361ae

    Affected versions

    plugins/[email protected]

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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