All-In-One Security Plugin up to 5.1.4 on WordPress Setting path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in All-In-One Security Plugin up to 5.1.4 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-0156. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in All-In-One Security Plugin up to 5.1.4 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The All-In-One Security (AIOS) WordPress plugin before 5.1.5 does not limit what log files to display in it's settings pages, allowing an authorized user (admin+) to view the contents of arbitrary files and list directories anywhere on the server (to which the web server has access). The plugin only displays the last 50 lines of the file.

The weakness was presented 04/10/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-0156 since 01/10/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 5.1.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: All-In-One Security Plugin 5.1.5

Timelineinfo

01/10/2023 🔍
04/10/2023 +89 days 🔍
04/10/2023 +0 days 🔍
02/11/2025 +673 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0156 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0156
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225383

Entryinfo

Created: 04/10/2023 16:40
Updated: 02/11/2025 17:21
Changes: 04/10/2023 16:40 (41), 02/11/2025 17:21 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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