CVE-2023-0947Public exploit

File disclosure via enabled directory indexes

Published Feb 22, 2023 · Updated Mar 12, 2025

Path traversal in FlatPress before 1.3 allows attackers to enumerate and read web-accessible files through enabled directory indexes. The root .htaccess file lacks Options -Indexes, allowing compatible web servers to generate listings instead of denying directory enumeration. Exploitation requires directory indexing to be enabled, and disclosure is limited to files readable by the web server beneath indexed paths.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability3.64%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in FlatPress before 1.3 allows attackers to enumerate and read web-accessible files through enabled directory indexes. The root .htaccess file lacks Options -Indexes, allowing compatible web servers to generate listings instead of denying directory enumeration. Exploitation requires directory indexing to be enabled, and disclosure is limited to files readable by the web server beneath indexed paths.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-0947
Published
Feb 22, 2023
Updated
Mar 12, 2025
Vendor
FlatPress
Product
FlatPress
Classifications
CWE-22, T1083
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 22, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <1.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

FlatPress · FlatPressversion=unspecified <1.3

Published CVSS scores

8.1huntr.devCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1083File and Directory Discovery

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