Ultimate Member – User Profile, User Registration, Login & Membership Plugin <= 2.5.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Directory Traversal

2022-10-28 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.5.1

Affected PluginUltimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin

Affected Version1.0 – 2.5.0

CVSS4.7Medium

CVECVE-2022-2445

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Vulnerability Overview

The Ultimate Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to directory traversal in versions up to, and including 2.5.0 due to insufficient input validation on the 'pack' parameter. This makes it possible for attackers with administrative privileges to supply arbitrary paths using traversal (../../) to access and include files outside of the intended directory. If an attacker can successfully upload a file with the exact name 'init.php' then remote code execution may also be possible.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.5.1, 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-2022-2445 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/04cd8da4-9da3-4c80-a77e-c2f792391593

CVSS Vector

4.7

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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