Newspack Blocks <= 3.0.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Directory Deletion

6.5
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2024-37423
CVSS 6.5 (Medium)
Publicly Published June 28, 2024
Last Updated July 2, 2024
Researcher Rafie Muhammad - Patchstack

Description

The Newspack Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the remove_iframe_archive() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary directories on the server.

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Vulnerability Details for Newspack Blocks

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug newspack-blocks
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.0.9, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 3.0.8
Patched Version
  • 3.0.9

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