Hummingbird Plugin up to 3.4.1 on WordPress Cache path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Hummingbird Plugin up to 3.4.1 on WordPress. This affects an unknown function of the component Cache Handler. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-1478. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Hummingbird Plugin up to 3.4.1 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Cache Handler. The manipulation 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 summary by CVE is:

The Hummingbird WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not validate the generated file path for page cache files before writing them, leading to a path traversal vulnerability in the page cache module.

The weakness was disclosed 04/10/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-1478 since 03/17/2023. 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 3.4.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Hummingbird Plugin 3.4.2

Timelineinfo

03/17/2023 🔍
04/10/2023 +23 days 🔍
04/10/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/26/2023 +16 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1478 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1478
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225387

Entryinfo

Created: 04/10/2023 16:41
Updated: 04/26/2023 14:38
Changes: 04/10/2023 16:41 (41), 04/26/2023 14:38 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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