WordPress 4.4-4.8.1 - Path Traversal in Customizer



Description 
A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in the customizer. Reported by Weston Ruter of the WordPress Security Team.

Affects WordPresses

4.8.1
fixed in version 4.8.2
4.8
fixed in version 4.8.2
4.7.5
fixed in version 4.7.6
4.7.4
fixed in version 4.7.6
4.7.3
fixed in version 4.7.6
4.7.2
fixed in version 4.7.6
4.7.1
fixed in version 4.7.6
4.7
fixed in version 4.7.6

References

CVE 2017-14722
URL https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
URL https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41397

Classification

Type LFI
OWASP Top 10 A1: Injection
CWE CWE-22

Miscellaneous

Submitter ethicalhack3r
Submitter Website https://dewhurstsecurity.com/
Submitter Twitter ethicalhack3r
Views 6973
Verified No
WPVDB ID 8912

Timeline

Publicly Published 2017-09-19 (over 2 years ago)
Added 2017-09-25 (over 2 years ago)
Last Updated 2019-11-01 (7 months ago)

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