WordPress Gallery Exporter <= 1.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Download

2.7
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2024-31342
CVSS 2.7 (Low)
Publicly Published April 5, 2024
Last Updated April 10, 2024
Researcher Abdi Prawira Negara

Description

The WordPress Gallery Exporter – Export your NextGen, Envira and FooGallery galleries to your computer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file downloads in all versions up to, and including, 1.3. This is due to the plugin improperly validating the path to requested file downloads. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to download arbitrary files that may contain sensitive information such as wp-config.php

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Vulnerability Details for WordPress Gallery Exporter – Export your NextGen, Envira and FooGallery galleries to your computer

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-gallery-exporter (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 1.3

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