CVE-2015-5482

GD bbPress Attachments < 2.3 - Directory Traversal

highImproper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

7.2

CVSS Score

7.2

CVSS Score

high

Severity

2.3

Patched in

3120d

Time to patch

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the GD bbPress Attachments plugin before 2.3 for WordPress allows remote administrators to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the tab parameter in the gdbbpress_attachments page to wp-admin/edit.php.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<2.3

PublishedJuly 9, 2015

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected plugingd-bbpress-attachments

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/25543955-15b0-4dda-9636-c116db7f2838?source=api-prod

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