Description

WordPress is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently verify user-supplied input data. Exploiting the issue may allow an attacker to access sensitive information that could aid in further attacks. WordPress 2.3.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to WordPress version 2.5.1 or latest

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28845/exploit

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31670/

http://secunia.com/advisories/29949/

Related Vulnerabilities

WordPress Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability (CVE-2019-17670)

MySQL CVE-2019-2536 Vulnerability (CVE-2019-2536)

WordPress Plugin Contact Form Email Multiple Vulnerabilities (1.2.65)

Ampache Improper Authentication Vulnerability (CVE-2007-4438)

WordPress Plugin Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms Cross-Site Scripting (1.3.8)

Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2008-4769 CWE-22 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Directory Traversal