JQueryFileTree <= 2.1.5 - Directory Traversal

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2017-1000170
CVSS High (7.5)
Publicly Published May 8, 2017
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher ambulong
Description

Several WordPress plugins using the JqueryFileTree extension are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via the 'dir' parameter in various versions. This allows unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

References

7 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug better-search-tmc (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0.52
Patched Version
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug admin-page-framework (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.8.34
Patched Version
  • 3.9.0
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug task-scheduler (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.6.0
Patched Version
  • 1.6.1
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug faculty-weekly-schedule (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.1.0
Patched Version
  • 1.2.0
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug read-offline (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 0.9.17
Patched Version
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug revision-manager-tmc (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.7.91
Patched Version
  • 2.8.0
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug delightful-downloads (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 2.1.5
Patched Version
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