# CVE-2018-19043: Path traversal in n/a

> Attackers can rename arbitrary files via directory traversal in the Media File Manager plugin, potentially altering site content or structure.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jan 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gg96-h6rg-xpxf

## What is CVE-2018-19043?

CVE-2018-19043 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Media File Manager plugin 1.4.2 for WordPress allows arbitrary file renaming (specifying a "from" and "to" filename) via a ../ directory traversal in the dir parameter of an mrelocator_rename action to the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php URI.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19043?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Media File Manager Project Media File Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-19043?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19043 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-19043 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19043 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Plugin Media File Manager 1.4.2 - Directory Traversal / Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)
- WordPress Plugin Media File Manager 1.4.2 - Directory Traversal / Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-19041](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19041/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-19040](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19040/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2018-19042](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19042/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-19043 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-19043 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19043 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2018-19043/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19043/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19043
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19043
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-19043

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19043/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.