Site Editor <= 1.1.1 - Local File Inclusion

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE	CVE-2018-7422
CVSS	Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published	March 16, 2018
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Nicolas Buzy-Debat

Description

A Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Site Editor plugin through 1.1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to retrieve arbitrary files via the ajax_path parameter to editor/extensions/pagebuilder/includes/ajax_shortcode_pattern.php, aka absolute path traversal.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	site-editor (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	No
Affected Version	<= 1.1.1
Patched Version

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