BP Group Documents <= 1.2.1 - Path Traversal

5.4
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSS 5.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published October 4, 2013
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researchers Mallory Adams - DXW Security
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Description

The Group Documents plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1 via the bp-group-documents-settings.php file. This allows unauthenticated attackers to change the location of any file the compromised user has access to in the upload directories.

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Vulnerability Details for BP Group Documents

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug bp-group-documents (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.2.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.1
Patched Version
  • 1.2.2

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