RVM - Responsive Vector Maps <= 6.4.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Read

Incorrect Authorization
CVE CVE-2021-24947
CVSS High (7.7)
Publicly Published January 6, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Krzysztof Zając
Description

The RVM WordPress plugin before 6.4.2 does not have proper authorisation, CSRF checks and validation of the rvm_upload_regions_file_path parameter in the rvm_import_regions AJAX action, allowing any authenticated user, such as subscriber, to read arbitrary files on the web server

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug responsive-vector-maps (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 6.4.1
Patched Version
  • 6.4.2
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