WordPress File Upload / WordPress File Upload Pro <= 4.16.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Path Traversal

6.5
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2021-24962
CVSS 6.5 (Medium)
Publicly Published March 1, 2022
Last Updated December 25, 2022
Researcher apple502j

Description

The WordPress File Upload Free and Pro WordPress plugins before 4.16.3 allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform path traversal via a shortcode argument, which can then be used to upload a PHP code disguised as an image inside the auto-loaded directory of the plugin, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

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2 affected software packages

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-file-upload (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 4.16.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 4.16.2
Patched Version
  • 4.16.3
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wordpress-file-upload-pro
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 4.16.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 4.16.2
Patched Version
  • 4.16.3

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