Is CVE-2023-7062 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-7062 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-7062?

CVE-2023-7062 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-7062?

CVE-2023-7062 has an EPSS score of 0.72% (49th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2023-7062?

No published fix for CVE-2023-7062 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-7062

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Advanced File Manager Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.4. This makes it possible for attackers with contributor access or higher to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

CWE-538

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.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.72%probability of exploitation in 30 days

49thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 49% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

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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.