Plugin: Newsletter <= 1.5 - Arbitrary File Read

2012-05-31 00:00
Sammy Forgit

Strategic Overview

Status
Unpatched
Affected PluginPlugin: Newsletter
Affected Version<= 1.5
CVSS7.5High
CVECVE-2012-3588
View all Plugin: Newsletter vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

Directory traversal vulnerability in preview.php in the Plugin Newsletter plugin 1.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the data parameter.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- 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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