Health Check & Troubleshooting <= 1.2.3 - Path Traversal

2019-01-25 00:00
Julien Legras

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.2.4
Affected Version<= 1.2.3
CVSS4.3Medium
CVEN/A
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Vulnerability Overview

The Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to, and including, 1.2.3 via the POST parameter 'file' where it is used unchecked with 'file_get_contents'. This allows authenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.2.4, 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

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