Path traversal in WordPress - CVE-2017-14722

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Path traversal in WordPress - CVE-2017-14722

Published: September 20, 2017 / Updated: October 2, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8513
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14722
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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 customizer. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request containing directory traversal sequences and view contest of arbitrary file on vulnerable system.


Affected software

WordPress
Debian Linux

How to mitigate CVE-2017-14722

Update to version 4.8.2.


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