Repute ARForms <= 3.5.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal

2018-10-17 00:00
Amir Hossein Mahboubi

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 3.5.2
Affected PluginARforms
Affected Version< 3.5.2
CVSS7.5High
CVECVE-2018-15818
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Vulnerability Overview

An issue was discovered in Repute ARForms 3.5.1 and prior. An attacker is able to delete any file on the server with web server privileges by sending a malicious request to admin-ajax.php.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.5.2, 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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