Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU8937

Path traversal in WordPress - #VU8937

Published: October 26, 2017

Vulnerability identifier: #VU8937

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: 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:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: WordPress.ORG

Affected software:
WordPress

Detailed vulnerability description

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.

Update to version 4.8.2.