Slider Revolution <= 4.1.4 - Directory Traversal

2014-12-17 00:00
Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 4.2
Affected PluginSlider Revolution
Affected Version<= 4.1.4
CVSS7.5High
CVECVE-2014-9734
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Vulnerability Overview

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Slider Revolution (revslider) plugin before 4.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the img parameter in a revslider_show_image action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.2, 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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