SB2018031614 - Information disclosure in Site Editor plugin for WordPress

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SB2018031614 - Information disclosure in Site Editor plugin for WordPress

Published: March 16, 2018 Updated: December 6, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2018031614
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7422)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input submitted to the ajax_path parameter that is processed by the editor/extensions/pagebuilder/includes/ajax_shortcode_pattern.php code. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input, conduct directory traversal attack access arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References