Cart66 Lite - WordPress Ecommerce < 1.5.4 - Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Disclosure

2015-01-01 00:00

James Hooker

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.5.4

Affected PluginCart66 Lite :: WordPress Ecommerce

Affected Version< 1.5.4

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2014-9461

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Vulnerability Overview

Directory traversal vulnerability in models/Cart66.php in the Cart66 Lite plugin before 1.5.4 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the member_download action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.5.4, 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-2014-9461 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5d9736e0-1a10-4ea0-a514-62ff49e36c43

CVSS Vector

6.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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