WP Background Takeover < 4.1.5 - Directory Traversal

2018-04-06 00:00
Colette Chamberland

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 4.1.5
Affected PluginWP Background Takeover
Affected Version<= 4.1.4
CVSS7.5High
CVECVE-2018-9118
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Vulnerability Overview

exports/download.php in the 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements plugin before 4.1.5 for WordPress has Directory Traversal via a .. in the filename parameter.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.1.5, 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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