Quttera Web Malware Scanner Plugin up to 3.4.1.48 on WordPress ShowFile path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Quttera Web Malware Scanner Plugin up to 3.4.1.48 on WordPress. This affects the function ShowFile. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-6222. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Quttera Web Malware Scanner Plugin up to 3.4.1.48 on WordPress (Anti-Malware Software). Affected by this issue is the function ShowFile. 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. CVE summarizes:

IThe Quttera Web Malware Scanner WordPress plugin before 3.4.2.1 does not validate user input used in a path, which could allow users with an admin role to perform path traversal attacks

The weakness was published 11/22/2023. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-6222 since 11/20/2023. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

• Quttera

Name

• Web Malware Scanner Plugin

Version

• 3.4.1.0
• 3.4.1.1
• 3.4.1.2
• 3.4.1.3
• 3.4.1.4
• 3.4.1.5
• 3.4.1.6
• 3.4.1.7
• 3.4.1.8
• 3.4.1.9
• 3.4.1.10
• 3.4.1.11
• 3.4.1.12
• 3.4.1.13
• 3.4.1.14
• 3.4.1.15
• 3.4.1.16
• 3.4.1.17
• 3.4.1.18
• 3.4.1.19
• 3.4.1.20
• 3.4.1.21
• 3.4.1.22
• 3.4.1.23
• 3.4.1.24
• 3.4.1.25
• 3.4.1.26
• 3.4.1.27
• 3.4.1.28
• 3.4.1.29
• 3.4.1.30
• 3.4.1.31
• 3.4.1.32
• 3.4.1.33
• 3.4.1.34
• 3.4.1.35
• 3.4.1.36
• 3.4.1.37
• 3.4.1.38
• 3.4.1.39
• 3.4.1.40
• 3.4.1.41
• 3.4.1.42
• 3.4.1.43
• 3.4.1.44
• 3.4.1.45
• 3.4.1.46
• 3.4.1.47
• 3.4.1.48

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