#VU19313 Path traversal in Adaptive Images for WordPress - CVE-2019-14206
Published: July 23, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19313
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14206
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Adaptive Images for WordPress
Adaptive Images for WordPress
Software vendor:
Nevma
Nevma
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to the plugin contains a cache mechanism that allows the generated resized images to be saved and cached to prevent excessive resources usage. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file and delete arbitrary files on the system.
The only condition to successfully exploit this vulnerability is that the file that we pass as "$source_file" is newer than the file that we pass as "$cache_file".
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.