Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery <= 1.8.23 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Path Traversal via esc_dir Function

2024-06-06 21:19

Tobias Weißhaar (kun_19)

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.8.24

Affected PluginPhoto Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery

Affected Version<= 1.8.23

CVSS6.8Medium

CVECVE-2024-5481

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Vulnerability Overview

The Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.23 via the esc_dir function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to cut and paste (copy) the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information, and to cut (delete) arbitrary directories, including the root WordPress directory. By default this can be exploited by administrators only. In the premium version of the plugin, administrators can give gallery edit permissions to lower level users, which might make this exploitable by users as low as contributors.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.8.24, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-35 (Path Traversal: '.../...//') The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '.../...//' (doubled triple dot slash) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5481 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/76c38826-4d49-4204-b6b6-b01d01373fa9

CVSS Vector

6.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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