CVE-2022-4031 Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Modification

What is CVE-2022-4031?

CVE-2022-4031 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in simplepress Simple:Press Forum, published on 29 Nov 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Simple:Press plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file modifications in versions up to, and including, 6.8 via the 'file' parameter which does not properly restrict files to be edited in the context of the plugin. This makes it possible with attackers, with high-level permissions such as an administrator, to supply paths to arbitrary files on the server that can be modified outside of the intended scope of the plugin.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4031?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Simple-Press Simple\.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4031?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4031 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-2022-4031 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4031 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in simplepress Simple:Press Forum

• CVE-2020-36706 Simple:Press – WordPress Forum Plugin <= 6.6.0 - Arbitrary File Upload Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-4030 Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion High 8.1
• CVE-2022-4027 Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Forum Replies High 7.2
• CVE-2022-4028 Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Profile Signatures Medium 6.4
• CVE-2022-4029 Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Cookie Value Medium 4.7

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-jxgp-hq49-3gq9.