JVM rich text icons <= 1.2.6 - Directory Traversal to Authenticated(Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion

8.8
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2023-51418
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published December 27, 2023
Last Updated January 2, 2024
Researcher Rafie Muhammad - Patchstack

Description

The JVM Gutenberg Rich Text Icons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.6 via the 'file' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to delete arbitrary files.

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Vulnerability Details for JVM Gutenberg Rich Text Icons

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug jvm-rich-text-icons (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.2.7, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.6
Patched Version
  • 1.2.7

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