Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A vulnerable WordPress favicon plugin can let a highly privileged user delete files outside intended plugin paths. The main business risk is website disruption, not data theft, based on the CVSS impact profile. Treat this as a moderate priority for WordPress sites still running All In One Favicon version 4.7 or earlier.
Executive priority
Prioritize this for affected WordPress sites, especially public sites with many administrators or weak admin controls. It is not described as actively exploited in the supplied evidence, but arbitrary file deletion can still create outage risk.
Technical view
CVE-2023-24416 is a CWE-22 path traversal issue in Arne Franken All In One Favicon for WordPress through version 4.7. The published CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating network reachability but requiring high privileges, with availability impact from arbitrary file deletion.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress environments with the All In One Favicon plugin installed at version 4.7 or earlier. The CVSS vector indicates high privileges are required, so risk is greatest where admin accounts are shared, weakly protected, or compromised.
Exploitation context
The supplied sources do not indicate CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The vulnerability is network-reachable but requires high privileges and no user interaction, so compromise of a privileged WordPress account would materially increase practical risk.
Researcher notes
Evidence is concise and centered on the CVE record and Patchstack VDB entry. The provided data identifies path traversal leading to arbitrary file deletion, affected versions through 4.7, and CVSS 6.8. It does not provide exploit details, proof of exploitation, or a named fixed version.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for All In One Favicon version 4.7 or earlier.
- Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or official mitigation.
- Remove or disable the plugin where it is unused or unsupported.
- Restrict WordPress administrator access to trusted, MFA-protected accounts.
- Back up WordPress files before remediation or plugin changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin package name all-in-one-favicon is installed.
- Record installed plugin version on each WordPress site.
- Verify whether any installation is version 4.7 or earlier.
- Review privileged WordPress accounts for unnecessary admin access.
- Check file integrity and backups for affected WordPress installations.
Public sources used
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Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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CWE-22: File access and web shell behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupFile access behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H2.34Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.8MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source materials
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CWE details
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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.