CVE-2018-5290 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker can exploit a directory traversal vulnerability in the GD Rating System plugin to read arbitrary files from the server.
- 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-2018-5290?
CVE-2018-5290 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The GD Rating System plugin 2.3 for WordPress has Directory Traversal in the wp-admin/admin.php panel parameter for the gd-rating-system-transfer page.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5290?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gd Rating System Project Gd Rating System.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5290 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-2018-5290 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5290 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wv24-h4q9-q4cm.