CVE-2017-18585 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker can exploit a directory traversal vulnerability in the posts-in-page WordPress plugin to read arbitrary files from the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-18585?
CVE-2017-18585 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The posts-in-page plugin before 1.3.0 for WordPress has ic_add_posts template='../ directory traversal.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18585?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ivycat Posts in Page.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18585?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18585 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-2017-18585 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18585 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mw9c-3h7g-2xc4.