Path Traversal in Wp-Rocket
CVE-2017-11658
In the WP Rocket plugin 2.9.3 for WordPress, the Local File Inclusion mitigation technique is to trim traversal characters (..) -- however, this is insufficient to stop remote attacks and can be bypassed by using 0x00 bytes, as demonstrated by a .%00.../.%00.../ attack.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.033 (87.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Wp-rocket — versions 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11658?
- CVE-2017-11658 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wp-Rocket, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-26.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11658?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-11658 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.