PT-2018-4205
CVE-2014-2674
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Published
2018-03-19
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Updated
2018-04-18
Description by
CVSS 2.0
5.0
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Ajax Pagination (twitter Style) plugin version 1.1 for WordPress
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files due to a directory traversal vulnerability. This is achieved by using a .. (dot dot) in the
loop parameter in an ajax navigation action to the "wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" endpoint.Recommendations
For Ajax Pagination (twitter Style) plugin version 1.1, consider disabling the
ajax navigation action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php until a patch is available. Avoid using the loop parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved.Exploitability
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