# CVE-2023-52085: Winter CMS Local File Inclusion through Server Side Template Injection

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-52085-winter-cms-local-file-inclusion-through-server-side-template  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-01-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-52085 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-01-02

Winter CMS Local File Inclusion through Server Side Template Injection

Technologies: [winter/wn-backend-module (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/winter-wn-backend-module). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-52085 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-52085 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-52085?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 2 January 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** winter/wn-backend-module (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.2.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-52085?** Yes. winter/wn-backend-module (Packagist): upgrade to 1.2.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-52085?** Check whether you run winter/wn-backend-module (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- winter/wn-backend-module (Packagist): upgrade to 1.2.4 or later

  ```sh
  composer require winter/wn-backend-module:^1.2.4
  ```


## Affected products

- winter/wn-backend-module (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.2.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-52085
- GHSA-2x7r-93ww-cxrq

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