CVE-2023-2249
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Include, Server-Side Request Forgery, and PHAR Deserialization in versions up to, and including, 2.1.7. This is due to the insecure use of file_get_contents without appropriate verification of the data being supplied to the function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to retrieve the contents of files like wp-config.php hosted on the system, perform a deserialization attack and possibly achieve remote code execution, and make requests to internal services.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-5762 | High | 8.1 | 72% | - | - |
| CVE-2023-49084 | High | 8.0 | 64% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-6989 | Critical | 9.8 | 57% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-4606 | Critical | 9.8 | 35% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-1600 | Critical | 9.3 | 33% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-68645 | High | 8.8 | 32% | KEV | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2023-2249?
No published fix for CVE-2023-2249 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2023-2249 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2023-2249 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 60.8% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2023-2249?
CVE-2023-2249 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-08.