Canto <= 3.0.4 — Unauthenticated Remote File Inclusion
CVE-2023-3452Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤3.0.4Update to 3.0.5 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Critical9.8
- CVSS
- 9.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Weakness
- CWE-98 Local File Inclusion
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Canto canto
- Affected≤ 3.0.4
- Patched in3.0.5
Update to 3.0.5 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 3.0.4. Version 3.0.5 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Canto.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 3.0.5, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Canto to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Marco Wotschka.
The Canto plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote File Inclusion in versions up to, and including, 3.0.4 via the 'wp_abspath' parameter. This allows unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary remote code on the server, provided that allow_url_include is enabled. Local File Inclusion is also possible, albeit less useful because it requires that the attacker be able to upload a malicious php file via FTP or some other means into a directory readable by the web server.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
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|---|---|---|---|
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Setting Modification ≤3.1.1Update to 3.1.2 | CVE-2026-6441 | |
| Medium5.3 | Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated File Upload ≤3.1.1Update to 3.1.2 | CVE-2026-3335 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Remote File Inclusion ≤3.0.8Update to 3.0.9 | CVE-2024-4936 | |
| Critical9.8 | Remote File Inclusion to Code Execution ≤3.0.6Update to 3.0.7 | CVE-2024-25096 | |
| High8.3 | Blind Server-Side Request Forgery via detail.php ≤1.9.0Update to 2.0.1 | CVE-2020-28976 |
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Setting Modification
≤3.1.1Update to 3.1.2
- Medium5.3Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated File Upload
≤3.1.1Update to 3.1.2
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Remote File Inclusion
≤3.0.8Update to 3.0.9
- Critical9.8Remote File Inclusion to Code Execution
≤3.0.6Update to 3.0.7
- High8.3Blind Server-Side Request Forgery via detail.php
≤1.9.0Update to 2.0.1
Same weakness (Local File Inclusion)
All Local File Inclusion| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header | CVE-2026-120688 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission | CVE-2026-125055 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter | CVE-2026-121518 |
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header
EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup
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- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission
Chatterbug Forms – Fast, Flexible WordPress Form Builder
≤1.0.2Update to 1.1
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter
ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System
≤3.3.9Update to 3.4.0
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce
≤5.127.0Update to 5.128.0
Timeline
CVE published
Severity critical, CVSS 9.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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