Enable Media Replace <= 3.6.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2022-2554
CVSS Medium (6.8)
Publicly Published September 14, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Raad Haddad
Description

The Enable Media Replace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to path traversal when renaming files in versions up to, and including, 3.6.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to move files on the affected site's server outside of the webroot.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug enable-media-replace (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.6.3
Patched Version
  • 4.0.0
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