WP Hide & Security Enhancer <= 1.3.9.2 - Arbitrary File Download

7.5
Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
CVSS 7.5 (High)
Publicly Published July 21, 2017
Last Updated January 9, 2023
Researcher Julio Potier - SecuPress

Description

The WP Hide & Security Enhancer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Download in versions before 1.4. This is due to insufficient validation on the file path supplied via the 'file_path' parameter. This makes it possible for attackers to arbitrarily download files such as the wp-config.php file.

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Vulnerability Details for WP Hide & Security Enhancer

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-hide-security-enhancer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.4, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.3.9.2
Patched Version
  • 1.4

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