The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended <= 3.0.8 - Directory Traversal to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Download

2024-09-03 00:00
Marco Wotschka

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 3.0.9
Affected Version<= 3.0.8
CVSS8.8High
CVECVE-2024-8104
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Vulnerability Overview

The The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.8 via the download_file_ajax function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.0.9, 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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