All In One Favicon <= 4.7 - Authenticated(Admin+) Directory Traversal

2023-02-23 00:00

Kévin Mosbahi (Mika)

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.8

Affected PluginAll In One Favicon

Affected Version<= 4.7

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2023-24416

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Vulnerability Overview

All In One Favicon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal via the 'aioFaviconUpdateSettings' function in versions up to, and including, 4.7. This allows authenticated attackers with administator-level permissions to delete arbitrary files on the site.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.8, 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

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24416 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1a081788-007e-463b-b757-afefcf4c6e17

CVSS Vector

6.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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