nelio-ab-testing Plugin up to 4.4.x on WordPress filename path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in nelio-ab-testing Plugin up to 4.4.x on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument filename with the input ..%2f causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-10977. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in nelio-ab-testing Plugin up to 4.4.x on WordPress (Testing Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument filename with the input value ..%2f leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The nelio-ab-testing plugin before 4.5.0 for WordPress has filename=..%2f directory traversal.

The weakness was presented 09/17/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-10977 since 09/17/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 4.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: nelio-ab-testing Plugin 4.5.0

Timelineinfo

09/17/2019 🔍
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12/25/2023 +1560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-10977 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10977
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-141883

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2019 20:51
Updated: 12/25/2023 15:40
Changes: 09/17/2019 20:51 (38), 01/28/2020 15:04 (18), 12/25/2023 15:40 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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