Description
WordPress is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently verify user-supplied input data. Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to access sensitive information that could aid in further attacks. WordPress versions 5.2.x ranging from 5.2 and up to (and including) 5.2.20 are vulnerable.
Remediation
Update to WordPress version 5.2.21 or latest
References
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2024/06/wordpress-6-5-5-security-release-what-you-need-to-know/
https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-2-21/
Related Vulnerabilities
Plone CMS Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Vulnerability (CVE-2012-5488)
Plone CMS Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2013-4199)
Dot CMS Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability (CVE-2017-3187)
MediaWiki Resource Management Errors Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6733)