WordPress wp-publications Plugin Archive ~/bibtexbrowser.php Q_FILE path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in WordPress wp-publications Plugin. This affects an unknown part of the file ~/bibtexbrowser.php of the component Archive Handler. The manipulation of the argument Q_FILE results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-38360. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in WordPress wp-publications Plugin (Content Management System) (version unknown). Affected is an unknown function of the file ~/bibtexbrowser.php of the component Archive Handler. The manipulation of the argument Q_FILE with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 09/10/2021. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-38360 since 08/09/2021. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

By approaching the search of inurl:~/bibtexbrowser.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at plugins.trac.wordpress.org.

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.3
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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Timelineinfo

08/09/2021 🔍
09/10/2021 +32 days 🔍
09/10/2021 +0 days 🔍
09/16/2021 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: wordpress.com

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-38360 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-38360
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-182448

Entryinfo

Created: 09/10/2021 18:23
Updated: 09/16/2021 07:11
Changes: 09/10/2021 18:23 (51), 09/16/2021 07:11 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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