CVE-2022-0493 Information

Description

The String locator WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not properly validate the path of the files to be searched allowing high privilege users such as admin to query arbitrary files on the web server via a path traversal vector. Furthermore due to a flaw in the search allowing a pattern to be provided which will be used to output the relevant matches from the matching file all content of the file can be disclosed.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/21e2e5fc-03d2-4791-beef-07af6bf985ed https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2685592

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction Required

HIGH

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

4.9