CVE-2018-20985 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker can exploit local file inclusion in the wp-payeezy-pay plugin to read sensitive files or execute arbitrary code.
- 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-2018-20985?
CVE-2018-20985 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The wp-payeezy-pay plugin before 2.98 for WordPress has local file inclusion in pay.php, donate.php, donate-rec, and pay-rec.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20985?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Payeezy Wp Payeezy Pay.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20985?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20985 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-2018-20985 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-20985 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w67g-8w5w-58wh.