CVE-2023-6947 | Best WordPress Gallery Plugin – FooGallery <= 2.4.16 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Directory Traversal

The Best WordPress Gallery Plugin – FooGallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.26. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level or higher to read the contents of arbitrary folders on the server, which can contain sensitive information such as folder structure.

Published: 2024-12-10 Last update: 2025-02-24 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-6947 is rated Moderate Risk (44.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.73%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-6947

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 4.63% 0.73% -3.90%
2 2026-05-01 3.46% 4.63% +1.17%
3 2026-01-27 3.46%

Full EPSS history (26 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-6947

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.7 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.1 4.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-6947

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-6947

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fooplugins foogallery < 2.4.27 cpe:2.3:a:fooplugins:foogallery:*:*:*:*:premium:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2023-6947

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