Vulnerability · Published Nov 29, 2022 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2022-4031Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Modification
Low 3.8
In plain English
A low-severity path traversal in Simple:Press Forum from simplepress. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| simplepress | Simple:Press Forum | 0 – through 6.8 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ead1a18-9429-472e-9e88-e792eaa23ae9?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2804020%40simplepress&new=2804020%40simplepress&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-4031