Codexonics Prime Mover Plugin up to 2.2.0 PrimeMoverSystemCheckUtilities.php computeExtractionParameters/resumableZipExtractor path traversal

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Codexonics Prime Mover Plugin up to 2.2.0. The affected element is the function computeExtractionParameters/resumableZipExtractor of the file utilities/PrimeMoverSystemCheckUtilities.php. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-101888. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Codexonics Prime Mover Plugin up to 2.2.0. This issue affects the function computeExtractionParameters/resumableZipExtractor of the file utilities/PrimeMoverSystemCheckUtilities.php. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Prime Mover plugin for WordPress before 2.2.1 contains a Zip Slip path traversal vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to write arbitrary files outside the intended extraction directory during migration ZIP import. Attackers can craft ZIP entry names with traversal sequences processed by computeExtractionParameters() and resumableZipExtractor() in utilities/PrimeMoverSystemCheckUtilities.php to write attacker-controlled content to arbitrary filesystem locations, potentially achieving remote code execution if the written files are interpreted by the web environment.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordpress.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-101888 since 09/28/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:utilities/PrimeMoverSystemCheckUtilities.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Codexonics

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• Prime Mover Plugin

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• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2.0

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