CVE-2023-2996Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated file deletion via unchecked upload path

Published Jun 27, 2023 · Updated Dec 5, 2024

Improper file validation in WooCommerce Jetpack before 12.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to delete server files through its media API. The media edit endpoint accepts an attacker-supplied media.tmp_name path without verifying that it names a genuine uploaded file, then treats the referenced local file as upload input. An Author role or higher and a connected site's API identifier are required; crafted PHAR references can also yield code execution in rare configurations.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability4.82%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper file validation in WooCommerce Jetpack before 12.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to delete server files through its media API. The media edit endpoint accepts an attacker-supplied media.tmp_name path without verifying that it names a genuine uploaded file, then treats the referenced local file as upload input. An Author role or higher and a connected site's API identifier are required; crafted PHAR references can also yield code execution in rare configurations.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-2996
Published
Jun 27, 2023
Updated
Dec 5, 2024
Vendor
WooCommerce
Product
Jetpack
Classifications
T1070.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0 <10.0.1
  2. Affected versionversion=10.1 <10.1.1
  3. Affected versionversion=10.2 <10.2.2
  4. Affected versionversion=10.3 <10.3.1
  5. Affected versionversion=10.4 <10.4.1
  6. Affected versionversion=10.5 <10.5.2
  7. Affected versionversion=10.6 <10.6.2
  8. Affected versionversion=10.7 <10.7.1
  9. Affected versionversion=10.8 <10.8.1
  10. Affected versionversion=10.9 <10.9.2
  11. Affected versionversion=11.0 <11.0.1
  12. Affected versionversion=11.1 <11.1.3
  13. Affected versionversion=11.2 <11.2.1
  14. Affected versionversion=11.3 <11.3.3
  15. Affected versionversion=11.4 <11.4.1
  16. Affected versionversion=11.5 <11.5.2
  17. Affected versionversion=11.6 <11.6.1
  18. Affected versionversion=11.7 <11.7.2
  19. Affected versionversion=11.8 <11.8.5
  20. Affected versionversion=11.9 <11.9.2
  21. Affected versionversion=12.0 <12.0.1
  22. Affected versionversion=12.1 <12.1.1
  23. Affected versionversion=1.9 <2.0.9
  24. Affected versionversion=2.1 <2.1.7
  25. Affected versionversion=2.2 <2.2.10
  26. Affected versionversion=2.3 <2.3.10
  27. Affected versionversion=2.4 <2.4.7
  28. Affected versionversion=2.5 <2.5.5
  29. Affected versionversion=2.6 <2.6.6
  30. Affected versionversion=2.7 <2.7.5
  31. Affected versionversion=2.8 <2.8.5
  32. Affected versionversion=2.9 <2.9.6
  33. Affected versionversion=3.0 <3.0.6
  34. Affected versionversion=3.1 <3.1.5
  35. Affected versionversion=3.2 <3.2.5
  36. Affected versionversion=3.3 <3.3.6
  37. Affected versionversion=3.4 <3.4.6
  38. Affected versionversion=3.5 <3.5.6
  39. Affected versionversion=3.6 <3.6.4
  40. Affected versionversion=3.7 <3.7.5
  41. Affected versionversion=3.8 <3.8.5
  42. Affected versionversion=3.9 <3.9.9
  43. Affected versionversion=4.0 <4.0.6
  44. Affected versionversion=4.1 <4.1.3
  45. Affected versionversion=4.2 <4.2.4
  46. Affected versionversion=4.3 <4.3.4
  47. Affected versionversion=4.4 <4.4.4
  48. Affected versionversion=4.5 <4.5.2
  49. Affected versionversion=4.6 <4.6.2
  50. Affected versionversion=4.7 <4.7.3
  51. Affected versionversion=4.8 <4.8.4
  52. Affected versionversion=4.9 <4.9.2
  53. Affected versionversion=5.0 <5.0.2
  54. Affected versionversion=5.1 <5.1.3
  55. Affected versionversion=5.2 <5.2.4
  56. Affected versionversion=5.3 <5.3.3
  57. Affected versionversion=5.4 <5.4.3
  58. Affected versionversion=5.5 <5.5.4
  59. Affected versionversion=5.6 <5.6.4
  60. Affected versionversion=5.7 <5.7.4
  61. Affected versionversion=5.8 <5.8.3
  62. Affected versionversion=5.9 <5.9.3
  63. Affected versionversion=6.0 <6.0.3
  64. Affected versionversion=6.1 <6.1.4
  65. Affected versionversion=6.2 <6.2.4
  66. Affected versionversion=6.3 <6.3.6
  67. Affected versionversion=6.4 <6.4.5
  68. Affected versionversion=6.5 <6.5.3
  69. Affected versionversion=6.6 <6.6.4
  70. Affected versionversion=6.7 <6.7.3
  71. Affected versionversion=6.8 <6.8.4
  72. Affected versionversion=6.9 <6.9.3
  73. Affected versionversion=7.0 <7.0.4
  74. Affected versionversion=7.1 <7.1.4
  75. Affected versionversion=7.2 <7.2.4
  76. Affected versionversion=7.3 <7.3.4
  77. Affected versionversion=7.4 <7.4.4
  78. Affected versionversion=7.5 <7.5.6
  79. Affected versionversion=7.6 <7.6.3
  80. Affected versionversion=7.7 <7.7.5
  81. Affected versionversion=7.8 <7.8.3
  82. Affected versionversion=7.9 <7.9.3
  83. Affected versionversion=8.0 <8.0.2
  84. Affected versionversion=8.1 <8.1.3
  85. Affected versionversion=8.2 <8.2.5
  86. Affected versionversion=8.3 <8.3.2
  87. Affected versionversion=8.4 <8.4.4
  88. Affected versionversion=8.5 <8.5.2
  89. Affected versionversion=8.6 <8.6.3
  90. Affected versionversion=8.7 <8.7.3
  91. Affected versionversion=8.8 <8.8.4
  92. Affected versionversion=8.9 <8.9.3
  93. Affected versionversion=9.0 <9.0.4
  94. Affected versionversion=9.1 <9.1.2
  95. Affected versionversion=9.2 <9.2.3
  96. Affected versionversion=9.3 <9.3.4
  97. Affected versionversion=9.4 <9.4.3
  98. Affected versionversion=9.5 <9.5.4
  99. Affected versionversion=9.6 <9.6.3
  100. Affected versionversion=9.7 <9.7.2
  101. Affected versionversion=9.8 <9.8.2
  102. Affected versionversion=9.9 <9.9.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

WooCommerce · Jetpackversion=10.0 <10.0.1; version=10.1 <10.1.1; version=10.2 <10.2.2; version=10.3 <10.3.1; version=10.4 <10.4.1; version=10.5 <10.5.2; version=10.6 <10.6.2; version=10.7 <10.7.1; version=10.8 <10.8.1; version=10.9 <10.9.2; version=11.0 <11.0.1; version=11.1 <11.1.3; version=11.2 <11.2.1; version=11.3 <11.3.3; version=11.4 <11.4.1; version=11.5 <11.5.2; version=11.6 <11.6.1; version=11.7 <11.7.2; version=11.8 <11.8.5; version=11.9 <11.9.2; version=12.0 <12.0.1; version=12.1 <12.1.1; version=1.9 <2.0.9; version=2.1 <2.1.7; version=2.2 <2.2.10; version=2.3 <2.3.10; version=2.4 <2.4.7; version=2.5 <2.5.5; version=2.6 <2.6.6; version=2.7 <2.7.5; version=2.8 <2.8.5; version=2.9 <2.9.6; version=3.0 <3.0.6; version=3.1 <3.1.5; version=3.2 <3.2.5; version=3.3 <3.3.6; version=3.4 <3.4.6; version=3.5 <3.5.6; version=3.6 <3.6.4; version=3.7 <3.7.5; version=3.8 <3.8.5; version=3.9 <3.9.9; version=4.0 <4.0.6; version=4.1 <4.1.3; version=4.2 <4.2.4; version=4.3 <4.3.4; version=4.4 <4.4.4; version=4.5 <4.5.2; version=4.6 <4.6.2; version=4.7 <4.7.3; version=4.8 <4.8.4; version=4.9 <4.9.2; version=5.0 <5.0.2; version=5.1 <5.1.3; version=5.2 <5.2.4; version=5.3 <5.3.3; version=5.4 <5.4.3; version=5.5 <5.5.4; version=5.6 <5.6.4; version=5.7 <5.7.4; version=5.8 <5.8.3; version=5.9 <5.9.3; version=6.0 <6.0.3; version=6.1 <6.1.4; version=6.2 <6.2.4; version=6.3 <6.3.6; version=6.4 <6.4.5; version=6.5 <6.5.3; version=6.6 <6.6.4; version=6.7 <6.7.3; version=6.8 <6.8.4; version=6.9 <6.9.3; version=7.0 <7.0.4; version=7.1 <7.1.4; version=7.2 <7.2.4; version=7.3 <7.3.4; version=7.4 <7.4.4; version=7.5 <7.5.6; version=7.6 <7.6.3; version=7.7 <7.7.5; version=7.8 <7.8.3; version=7.9 <7.9.3; version=8.0 <8.0.2; version=8.1 <8.1.3; version=8.2 <8.2.5; version=8.3 <8.3.2; version=8.4 <8.4.4; version=8.5 <8.5.2; version=8.6 <8.6.3; version=8.7 <8.7.3; version=8.8 <8.8.4; version=8.9 <8.9.3; version=9.0 <9.0.4; version=9.1 <9.1.2; version=9.2 <9.2.3; version=9.3 <9.3.4; version=9.4 <9.4.3; version=9.5 <9.5.4; version=9.6 <9.6.3; version=9.7 <9.7.2; version=9.8 <9.8.2; version=9.9 <9.9.2

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1070.004File Deletion

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