Companion Auto Update <= 3.2.0 - Local File Inclusion

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

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

CVE	CVE-2018-20973
CVSS	Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published	October 1, 2018
Last Updated	January 22, 2024

Description

The companion-auto-update plugin before 3.2.1 for WordPress has local file inclusion via $_GET['tab'].'.php' parameter in /companion-auto-update.php.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	companion-auto-update (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 3.2.1
Patched Version	3.2.1

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