Error Log Viewer <= 1.1.1 - Arbitrary File Deletion

5.5
External Control of File Name or Path
CVE CVE-2021-24966
CVSS 5.5 (Medium)
Publicly Published November 10, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Ceylan Bozogullarindan

Description

The Error Log Viewer WordPress plugin through 1.1.1 does not validate the path of the log file to clear, allowing high privilege users to clear arbitrary files on the web server, including those outside of the blog folder

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Vulnerability Details for Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug error-log-viewer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.1.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.1.1
Patched Version
  • 1.1.2

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