Directorist Plugin up to 7.5.3 on WordPress CSV File Import path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Directorist Plugin up to 7.5.3 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function of the component CSV File Import. The manipulation of the argument File leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-2252. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Directorist Plugin up to 7.5.3 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component CSV File Import. The manipulation of the argument file 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.5.4 is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion as it does not validate the file parameter when importing CSV files.

The weakness was published 01/16/2024. The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-2252 since 04/24/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 7.5.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Directorist Plugin 7.5.4

Timelineinfo

04/24/2023 🔍
01/16/2024 +267 days 🔍
01/16/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/02/2025 +503 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-2252 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2252
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-250865

Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2024 18:18
Updated: 06/02/2025 17:22
Changes: 01/16/2024 18:18 (42), 02/06/2024 11:01 (11), 06/02/2025 17:22 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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