Advanced Dewplayer < 1.3 - Directory Traversal

2013-12-30 00:00
Henri Salo (fgeek)

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.3
Affected PluginAdvanced Dewplayer
Affected Version<= 1.2
CVSS7.5High
CVECVE-2013-7240
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Vulnerability Overview

Directory traversal vulnerability in download-file.php in the Advanced Dewplayer plugin 1.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dew_file parameter.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.3, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')) The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

External References

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