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Site Editor

Site Editor (site-editor) is a WordPress plugin with 1 published CVE record in this archive. The latest tracked vulnerability was published Mar 19, 2018; the highest published CVSS base score is 7.5.

Plugin slug: site-editor

Latest vulnerability

CVE-2018-7422: Site Editor: Filesystem traversal

Site Editor 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.

PublishedMar 19, 2018

Safe version guidanceSee mitigation notes

Published vulnerabilities for site-editor
		Safe version
Mar 19, 2018	CVE-2018-7422 Site Editor: Filesystem traversal Site Editor 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.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending

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