CVE-2022-0493

String Locator <= 2.4.2 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Read

mediumImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
4.9
CVSS Score
4.9
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
2.5.0
Patched in
693d
Time to patch

Description

The String locator WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not properly validate the path of the files to be searched, allowing high privilege users such as admin to query arbitrary files on the web server via a path traversal vector. Furthermore, due to a flaw in the search, allowing a pattern to be provided, which will be used to output the relevant matches from the matching file, all content of the file can be disclosed.

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<2.5.0
PublishedMarch 1, 2022
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginstring-locator

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