WordPress through 4.9.6 allows Author users to execute arbitrary code by leveraging directory traversal in the wp-admin/post.php thumb parameter, which is passed to the PHP unlink function and can delete the wp-config.php file. This is related to missing filename validation in the wp-includes/post.php wp_delete_attachment function. The attacker must have capabilities for files and posts that are normally available only to the Author, Editor, and Administrator roles. The attack methodology is to delete wp-config.php and then launch a new installation process to increase the attacker's privileges.
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Published : 2018-06-26 20:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:46
NVD link : CVE-2018-12895
Mitre link : CVE-2018-12895
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-12895
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Products Affected
wordpress
- wordpress
debian
- debian_linux
CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')