Posts in Page <= 1.2.4 - Authenticated Directory Traversal leading to Local File Inclusion

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CVE CVE-2017-18585
CVSS High (8.1)
Publicly Published February 13, 2017
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Description

The Posts in Page plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 1.2.4 via the [ic_add_posts template] shortcode. This allows contributor-level attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug posts-in-page (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.3.0
Patched Version
  • 1.3.0
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