TI-2023-02146 Aliases CVE-2023-2288 GHSA-7484-6482-4gq2

Otter - Gutenberg Blocks < 2.2.6 - Author+ PHAR Deserialization

HIGH 73CWE-502Published 2023-05-30 · Updated 2025-01-10

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

The Otter WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not sanitize some user-controlled file paths before performing file operations on them. This leads to a PHAR deserialization vulnerability on PHP < 8.0 using the phar:// stream wrapper.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.17973 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed Otter (Unknown): 2.2.6

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Unknown	Otter	before 2.2.6	2.2.6	Patch available	CNA

Otter VendorUnknown Affected before 2.2.6 Fixed in 2.2.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:themeisle:otter::::::wordpress::*	before 2.2.6	Vulnerable	themeisle

cpe:2.3:a:themeisle:otter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.2.6 Vulnerable ·themeisle

Remediation

Fix · CNA Otter (Unknown) Fixed in 2.2.6

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2288
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7484-6482-4gq2

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/93acb4ee-1053-48e1-8b69-c09dc3b2f302

Sources

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