BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Fields Type <= 2.6.3 - Arbitrary File Deletion

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE Not available
CVSS Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published January 4, 2018
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Lenon Leite
Description

The BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Fields Type plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in versions up to, and including, 2.6.3. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with low-level privileges and above to arbitrarily delete files, such as wp-config.php.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug buddypress-xprofile-custom-fields-type (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 2.6.3
Patched Version
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