Zachary Segal CataBlog Plugin up to 1.7.0 on WordPress path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Zachary Segal CataBlog Plugin up to 1.7.0 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-47843. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Zachary Segal CataBlog Plugin up to 1.7.0 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Zachary Segal CataBlog.This issue affects CataBlog: from n/a through 1.7.0.

The weakness was shared by Rafie Muhammad. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-47843 since 11/13/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. 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.

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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• WordPress Plugin

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• Zachary Segal

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• CataBlog Plugin

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7.0

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