WP Rocket <= 2.10.3 - Local File Inclusion

7.5
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CVE CVE-2017-11658
CVSS 7.5 (High)
Publicly Published June 22, 2017
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Paulos Yibelo

Description

In the WP Rocket plugin 2.10.3 for WordPress, the Local File Inclusion mitigation technique is to trim traversal characters (..) -- however, this is insufficient to stop remote attacks and can be bypassed by using 0x00 bytes, as demonstrated by a .%00.../.%00.../ attack.

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Vulnerability Details for wp-rocket

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-rocket
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.10.4, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 2.10.4
Patched Version
  • 2.10.4

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