WF-8e0e6fdd-49d2-404a-83e8-c4884bbe7088-newsletters-lite

Newsletters <= 4.6.4.2 - Directory Traversal

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

4.9

CVSS Score

4.9

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

4.6.4.3

Patched in

2430d

Time to patch

Description

The Newsletters plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to directory traversal due to insufficient validation on the data supplied via the 'file' parameter in versions up to, and including 4.6.4.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to access arbitrary files on the system.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=4.6.4.2

PublishedMay 29, 2017

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginnewsletters-lite

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e0e6fdd-49d2-404a-83e8-c4884bbe7088?source=api-prod

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