BP Group Documents <= 1.2.1 - Path Traversal

2013-10-04 00:00
Mallory Adams

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.2.2
Affected PluginBP Group Documents
Affected Version<= 1.2.1
CVSS5.4Medium
CVEN/A
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Vulnerability Overview

The Group Documents plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1 via the bp-group-documents-settings.php file. This allows unauthenticated attackers to change the location of any file the compromised user has access to in the upload directories.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.2.2, 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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