Hotel Booking Lite <= 4.8.4 - Insufficient Path Validation to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion and Download

2023-12-01 00:00

Krzysztof Zając

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.8.5

Affected PluginMotoPress Hotel Booking

Affected Version< 4.8.5

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2023-5991

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Vulnerability Overview

The Hotel Booking Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the maybeDownload() function and insufficient path validation in all versions up to 4.8.5 (exclusive). This makes it possible for unauthenticated to retrieve and delete arbitrary files which can be leveraged for remote code execution.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.8.5, 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-2023-5991 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8de25651-4119-4806-91e4-4ea213086bfb

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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