Path traversal in Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPress - #VU18970
Published: July 3, 2019 / Updated: July 16, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18970
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Brian Batt
Affected software:
Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPress
Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPress
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in "wp_ajax_del_dir()" and "wp_ajax_rename_dir()" AJAX methods. A remote attacker with subscriber role can send a specially crafted HTTP request and delete and rename arbitrary folders on the system.
Note, this vulnerability can be exploited via CSRF vector.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.