Ajax Pagination: Filesystem traversal
Ajax Pagination is affected by filesystem traversal. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.
- Component
- Ajax Pagination
- Plugin slug
ajax-pagination- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Mar 19, 2018
This CVE was published Mar 19, 2018 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Ajax Pagination to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Ajax Pagination (twitter Style) plugin 1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the loop parameter in an ajax_navigation action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N