WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Patreon WordPress < 1.7.0 - Unauthenticated Local File Disclosure

Description

The Jetpack Scan team identified a Local File Disclosure vulnerability in the plugin that could be abused by anyone visiting the site. Using this attack vector, an attacker could leak important internal files like wp-config.php, which contains database credentials and cryptographic keys used in the generation of nonces and cookies.

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 1.7.0

References

Classification

Type
SENSITIVE DATA DISCLOSURE
CWE
CVSS

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
George Stephanis, Fioravante Souza, Miguel Neto, Benedict Singer and Marc Montpas
Submitter
Marc Montpas
Submitter website
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2021-03-26 (about 3 years ago)
Added
2021-03-26 (about 3 years ago)
Last Updated
2021-04-03 (about 3 years ago)

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