Path traversal in Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPress plugin

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU18970

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in "wp_ajax_del_dir()" and "wp_ajax_rename_dir()" AJAX methods. A remote attacker with subscriber role can send a specially crafted HTTP request and delete and rename arbitrary folders on the system.

Note, this vulnerability can be exploited via CSRF vector.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPress: 4.296 - 4.2999

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:beeneeb:insert-or-embed-articulate-content-into-wordpress:4.2999:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:beeneeb:insert-or-embed-articulate-content-into-wordpress:4.2998:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:beeneeb:insert-or-embed-articulate-content-into-wordpress:4.2997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old=2114846&old_path=insert-or-embed-articulate-content-into-wordpress%2Ftrunk%2Ffunctions.php&new=2115820&new_path=insert-or-embed-articulate-content-into-wordpress%2Ftrunk%2Ffunctions.php

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.