Vigil@nce - WordPress Core: directory traversal via wp_crop_image
April 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: WordPress Core.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: data reading.
Provenance: internet client.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 20/02/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can traverse directories via wp_crop_image() of
WordPress Core, in order to create a file outside the service root
path.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/WordPress-Core-directory-traversal-via-wp-crop-image-28561