WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2023-2180 Modified

KIWIZ Invoices Certification & PDF System: A security weakness

KIWIZ Invoices Certification & PDF System is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 7.5 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score 7.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
KIWIZ Invoices Certification & PDF System
Plugin slug
kiwiz-invoices-certification-&-pdf-system
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 15, 2023
Weakness
Not assigned

This CVE was published May 15, 2023 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update KIWIZ Invoices Certification & PDF System to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The KIWIZ Invoices Certification & PDF System WordPress plugin through 2.1.3 does not validate the path of files to be downloaded, which could allow unauthenticated attacker to read/downlaod arbitrary files, as well as perform PHAR unserialization (assuming they can upload a file on the server)

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary and upstream sources