Authentic <= 2.0.4 - Arbitrary File Download

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE Not available
CVSS High (7.5)
Publicly Published September 7, 2014
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher ACC3SS
Description

The Authentic theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Download in versions up to, and including, 2.0.4. This is due to insufficient input sanitization of the 'file' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Theme
Software Slug authentic (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0.4
Patched Version
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