WordPress File Upload / WordPress File Upload Pro <= 4.19.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal

4.9
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2023-2688
CVSS 4.9 (Medium)
Publicly Published May 23, 2023
Last Updated June 9, 2023
Researcher Marco Wotschka - Wordfence

Description

The WordPress File Upload and WordPress File Upload Pro plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 via the vulnerable parameter wfu_newpath. This allows administrator-level attackers to move files uploaded with the plugin (located in wp-content/uploads by default) outside of the web root.

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Vulnerability Details for WordPress File Upload

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-file-upload (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 4.19.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 4.19.1
Patched Version
  • 4.19.2

1 other affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wordpress-file-upload-pro
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 4.19.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 4.19.1
Patched Version
  • 4.19.2

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