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CVE-2023-2288: 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 usi

high Affects otter (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

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 usi

Package
otter (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.2.6
Fixed in
2.2.6
Severity
high  CVSS 8.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 18% (97.2th percentile)
Published
2023-05-30
Source
nvd

References

CWE-502
NVD recordotter (WordPress plugin) advisories

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