WordPress 4.4-4.8.1 - Path Traversal in Customizer

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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 2121
Verified No
WPVDB ID 8912

Timeline

Publicly Published 2017-09-19 (10 months ago)
Added 2017-09-25 (10 months ago)
Last Updated 2017-09-26 (10 months ago)

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