WordPress Comments Import & Export: Filesystem traversal
WordPress Comments Import & Export is affected by filesystem traversal. Exploitation requires at least author-level access. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.
- Component
- WordPress Comments Import & Export
- Plugin slug
comments-import-export-woocommerce- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 11, 2024
This CVE was published Oct 11, 2024 and is one of 6 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WordPress Comments Import & Export 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 WordPress Comments Import & Export plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to to arbitrary file read due to insufficient file path validation during the comments import process, in versions up to, and including, 2.3.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. The issue was partially fixed in version 2.3.8 and fully fixed in 2.3.9
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N