Floating Tweets <= 1.0.1 - Directory Traversal

2013-11-01 00:00
Eugene Dokukin

Strategic Overview

Status
Unpatched
Affected PluginFloating Tweets
Affected Version<= 1.0.1
CVSS7.5High
CVEN/A
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Vulnerability Overview

The Floating Tweets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 1.0.1 via the 'skin' parameter. This allows attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- 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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