BookX <= 1.7 - Path Traversal

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVE	CVE-2014-4937
CVSS	High (7.5)
Publicly Published	May 28, 2014
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Anant Shrivastava (anantshri)

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in includes/bookx_export.php BookX plugin 1.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	bookx (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	No
Affected Version	<= 1.7
Patched Version

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