Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.89 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary Directory Deletion via Path Traversal

2023-09-22 00:00
Ivan Kuzymchak

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 0.9.90
Affected Version0.9.89
CVSS8.7High
CVECVE-2023-4274
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Vulnerability Overview

The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 0.9.89. This allows authenticated attackers with administrative privileges to delete the contents of arbitrary directories on the server, which can be a critical issue in a shared environments.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 0.9.90, 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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