SB2017092011 - Path traversal in WordPress WordPress
Published: September 20, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017092011
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14719)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the file unzipping code in the ZipArchive and PclZip components. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request containing directory traversal sequences and view contest of arbitrary file on vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.