CVE-2018-12895
Description
WordPress through 4.9.6 allows Author users to execute arbitrary code by leveraging directory traversal in the wp-admin/post.php thumb parameter, which is passed to the PHP unlink function and can delete the wp-config.php file. This is related to missing filename validation in the wp-includes/post.php wp_delete_attachment function. The attacker must have capabilities for files and posts that are normally available only to the Author, Editor, and Administrator roles. The attack methodology is to delete wp-config.php and then launch a new installation process to increase the attackers privileges.
Risk Information
Base Score
8.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
89.023
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Update wordpress 4.9.6 to latest version | Windows |
| wordpress security update(DSA-4250-1) wordpress_4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u4_all.deb | Linux |
Patch Details
No records foundReferences
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234