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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2023-36220

Directory Traversal vulnerability in Textpattern CMS v4.8.8 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain access to sensitive information via the plugin Upload function.

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CVE-2023-36220
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3 Nov 2026, 14:34 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2023-36220

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Aug 2023, 00:00 UTC

Directory Traversal vulnerability in Textpattern CMS v4.8.8 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain access to sensitive information via the plugin Upload function.

osv:CVE-2023-36220
Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:29.535078125Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172967/Textpattern-CMS-4.8.8-Command-Injection.html",
        "https://release-demo.textpattern.co/",
        "https://textpattern.com/",
        "https://textpattern.com/file_download/118/textpattern-4.8.8.zip",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/36xxx/CVE-2023-36220.json",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 496423,
  "published_at": "2023-08-07T00:00:00+00:00"
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