GD bbPress Attachments < 2.3 - Directory Traversal

7.2
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CVE CVE-2015-5482
CVSS 7.2 (High)
Publicly Published July 9, 2015
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Mallory Adams - DXW Security

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the GD bbPress Attachments plugin before 2.3 for WordPress allows remote administrators to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the tab parameter in the gdbbpress_attachments page to wp-admin/edit.php.

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Vulnerability Details for GD bbPress Attachments

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug gd-bbpress-attachments (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 2.3
Patched Version
  • 2.3

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