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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (88.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wp-Rocket — versions 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gist.github.com/Shinkurt/157dbb3767c9489f3d754f79b183a890 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- wp-rocket.me/changelog (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8872 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
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.