JVM rich text icons <= 1.2.6 - Directory Traversal to Authenticated(Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2023-51418
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published December 27, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Rafie Muhammad
Description

The JVM Gutenberg Rich Text Icons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.6 via the 'file' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to delete arbitrary files.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug jvm-rich-text-icons (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.6
Patched Version
  • 1.2.7
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