CVE-2017-11658 Path traversal in n/a
A path traversal vulnerability in the WP Rocket plugin allows attackers to bypass security filters using null bytes, potentially leading to arbitrary file inclusion and code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-11658?
CVE-2017-11658 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the WP Rocket plugin 2.9.3 for WordPress, the Local File Inclusion mitigation technique is to trim traversal characters (..) -- however, this is insufficient to stop remote attacks and can be bypassed by using 0x00 bytes, as demonstrated by a .%00.../.%00.../ attack.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11658?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp-Rocket Wp-Rocket.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11658?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11658 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2017-11658 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11658 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cxgh-p94h-2c85.