# CVE-2017-2245: Path traversal in Shortcodes Ultimate

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on the server due to a directory traversal flaw in the Shortcodes Ultimate plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6jjc-rhxj-wqfc

## What is CVE-2017-2245?

CVE-2017-2245 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Vladimir Anokhin Shortcodes Ultimate, published on 7 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Shortcodes Ultimate prior to version 4.10.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2245?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-2245?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2245 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-2245 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2245 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Vladimir Anokhin Shortcodes Ultimate

- [CVE-2017-18580](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18580/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-23800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23800/): WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate Plugin <= 5.12.6 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-25040](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25040/): WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate Plugin <= 5.12.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-0890](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0890/): Shortcodes Ultimate < 5.12.8 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Access (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-0911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0911/): Shortcodes Ultimate < 5.12.8 - Subscriber+ User Meta Disclosure (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-2245 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-2245 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Vladimir Anokhin Shortcodes Ultimate, published on 7 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2245 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Vladimir Anokhin Shortcodes Ultimate. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2245/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2245/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2245
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2245
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2245

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2245/
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