Ip Blacklist Cloud: Filesystem traversal
Ip Blacklist Cloud 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
- Ip Blacklist Cloud
- Plugin slug
ip-blacklist-cloud- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 01, 2023
This CVE was published May 01, 2023 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Ip Blacklist Cloud 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
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IP Blacklist Cloud Plugin up to 3.42 on WordPress. This affects the function valid_js_identifier of the file ip_blacklist_cloud.php of the component CSV File Import. The manipulation of the argument filename leads to path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 3.43 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 6e6fe8c6fda7cbc252eef083105e08d759c07312. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-227757 was assigned to this vulnerability.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H