WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2014-10397 Modified

Antioch: A security weakness

Antioch is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 7.5 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 7.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Antioch
Plugin slug
antioch
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 20, 2019
Weakness
CWE-22 — Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

This CVE was published Sep 20, 2019 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Antioch 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

The Antioch theme through 2014-09-07 for WordPress allows arbitrary file downloads via the file parameter to lib/scripts/download.php.

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

Primary and upstream sources