Path traversal in WordPress - #VU8937
Published: October 26, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8937
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to path traversal in the customizer. A remote attacker can read arbitrary data on the target system.
Affected software
WordPress
Remediation
Update to version 4.8.2.