CVE-2023-0080Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Contributor-level file read via shortcode path traversal

Published Feb 13, 2023 · Updated Mar 21, 2025

Path traversal in Customer Reviews for WooCommerce before 5.16.0 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary server files. The cusrev_reviews shortcode passes its comment_file attribute to file inclusion without restricting traversal sequences, so a PHP-bearing upload can execute code. Exploitation requires the shortcode feature to be enabled; contributors can read files, while authors can pair upload access with inclusion for code execution.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Customer Reviews for WooCommerce before 5.16.0 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary server files. The cusrev_reviews shortcode passes its comment_file attribute to file inclusion without restricting traversal sequences, so a PHP-bearing upload can execute code. Exploitation requires the shortcode feature to be enabled; contributors can read files, while authors can pair upload access with inclusion for code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-0080
Published
Feb 13, 2023
Updated
Mar 21, 2025
Vendor
CusRev
Product
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce
Classifications
CWE-22, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 13, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <5.16.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

CusRev · Customer Reviews for WooCommerceversion=0 <5.16.0

Published CVSS scores

8.8GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.1WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1005Data from Local System

Public exploit references

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