WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WordPress Comments Import & Export < 2.3.9 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Read via Directory Traversal

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

Affects Plugins

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Classification

Type
LFI
OWASP top 10
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
scottaglia
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2024-10-10 (about 1 year ago)
Added
2024-10-10 (about 1 year ago)
Last Updated
2024-10-11 (about 1 year ago)

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