Easy Media Replace <= 0.1.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Deletion

Missing Authorization

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

CVE	CVE-2022-46850
CVSS	High (8.1)
Publicly Published	March 28, 2023
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Jeong Seong Ho

Description

The Easy Media Replace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to file path validation in the replace function in versions up to, and including, 0.1.3. This makes it possible for author-level attackers to delete arbitrary files on the affected site's server. File deletion is limited to files of the same mime type the attacker can upload.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	easy-media-replace (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 0.1.3
Patched Version	0.2.0

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