Enable Media Replace <= 3.6.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal

6.8
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2022-2554
CVSS 6.8 (Medium)
Publicly Published September 14, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Raad Haddad

Description

The Enable Media Replace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to path traversal when renaming files in versions up to, and including, 3.6.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to move files on the affected site's server outside of the webroot.

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Vulnerability Details for Enable Media Replace

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug enable-media-replace (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 4.0.0, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 3.6.3
Patched Version
  • 4.0.0

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