Photo Gallery by 10Web < 1.3.43 - Authenticated Path Traversal

2017-06-16 00:00
Mallory Adams

Strategic Overview

Vulnerability Overview

The Photo Gallery by 10Web plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to, and including, 1.3.42. This allows administrative-level attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.3.43, 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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