CVE-2017-18586

Insert Pages < 3.2.4 - Authenticated Directory Traversal

mediumImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

6.5

CVSS Score

6.5

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

3.2.4

Patched in

2307d

Time to patch

Description

The Insert Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to directory traversal via custom template paths in versions before 3.2.4. This allows editor-level attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<3.2.4

PublishedSeptember 29, 2017

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected plugininsert-pages

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9efac984-21ef-4e02-8ead-bf4205ddb38d?source=api-prod

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