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TI-2023-15593 Aliases CVE-2023-32297GHSA-x9x3-qj55-mc5x

WordPress LWS Affiliation plugin <= 2.2.6 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

Priority HIGH 74CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in LWS LWS Affiliation allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects LWS Affiliation: from n/a through 2.2.6.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00758 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LWSLWS Affiliationup to 2.2.6—No fix listedCNA
  • LWS Affiliation VendorLWS Affected up to 2.2.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:lws:lws_affiliation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——LWS
  • cpe:2.3:a:lws:lws_affiliation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·LWS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32297
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x9x3-qj55-mc5x

References

  • TI-2023-12185 WordPress LWS Tools Plugin <= 2.3.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-16891 WordPress LWS Hide Login Plugin <= 2.1.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-29551 WordPress LWS Affiliation plugin <= 2.3.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-17871 WordPress LWS Cleaner Plugin <= 2.3.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-17864 WordPress LWS Tools Plugin <= 2.4.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-20265 WordPress LWS Optimize plugin <= 1.9.1 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
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Sources