Wordpress » Wordpress » 1.6.2 : Security Vulnerabilities, CVEs, (Directory traversal) CVSS score >= 7
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.
Max CVSS
8.8
EPSS Score
82.32%
Published
2018-06-26
Updated
2021-11-05
Directory traversal vulnerability in the get_category_template function in wp-includes/theme.php in WordPress 2.3.3 and earlier, and 2.5, allows remote attackers to include and possibly execute arbitrary PHP files via the cat parameter in index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Max CVSS
9.3
EPSS Score
0.85%
Published
2008-10-28
Updated
2017-08-08
Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in WordPress 2.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, delete arbitrary files, and cause a denial of service via a .. (dot dot) in the backup parameter in a wp-db-backup.php action to wp-admin/edit.php. NOTE: this might be the same as CVE-2006-5705.1.
Max CVSS
7.5
EPSS Score
1.01%
Published
2008-01-10
Updated
2018-10-15
3 vulnerabilities found