GD bbPress Attachments < 2.3 - Directory Traversal

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CVE CVE-2015-5482
CVSS High (7.2)
Publicly Published July 9, 2015
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Mallory Adams
Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the GD bbPress Attachments plugin before 2.3 for WordPress allows remote administrators to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the tab parameter in the gdbbpress_attachments page to wp-admin/edit.php.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug gd-bbpress-attachments (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.3
Patched Version
  • 2.3
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