CVE-2021-24154

Theme Editor <= 2.5 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Download

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

4.9

CVSS Score

4.9

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

2.6

Patched in

1074d

Time to patch

Description

The Theme Editor WordPress plugin before 2.6 did not validate the GET file parameter before passing it to the download_file() function, allowing administrators to download arbitrary files on the web server, such as /etc/passwd

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

PublishedFebruary 13, 2021

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected plugintheme-editor

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d81b2927-f855-48f2-b7ae-f1411bee0040?source=api-prod

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