Herd Effects: Filesystem traversal
Herd Effects 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
- Herd Effects
- Plugin slug
mwp-herd-effect- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 20, 2022
This CVE was published May 20, 2022 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Herd Effects 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
Authenticated (admin or higher user role) Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Wow-Company's Herd Effects plugin <= 5.2 at WordPress.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N