Repute ARForms <= 3.5.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal

7.5
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2018-15818
CVSS 7.5 (High)
Publicly Published October 17, 2018
Last Updated May 15, 2024
Researcher Amir Hossein Mahboubi

Description

An issue was discovered in Repute ARForms 3.5.1 and prior. An attacker is able to delete any file on the server with web server privileges by sending a malicious request to admin-ajax.php.

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Vulnerability Details for ARforms

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug arforms
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.5.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 3.5.2
Patched Version
  • 3.5.2

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