Web3Press <= 3.2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read

2025-05-02 00:00
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Strategic Overview

Vulnerability Overview

The Web3Press – Decentralize Publishing with Writing NFT plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.3.0, 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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