KenBurner Slider (All Versions) - Path Traversal

7.5
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSS 7.5 (High)
Publicly Published August 21, 2014
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researchers MF0x
Daniel Pentest

Description

The KenBurner Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions via the kbslider_show_image function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

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Vulnerability Details for kbslider

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug kbslider
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
  • All Versions

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