Path Traversal in Wordpress

CVE-2017-14719

Before version 4.8.2, WordPress was vulnerable to a directory traversal attack during unzip operations in the ZipArchive and PclZip components.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.507 (97.9th 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

  • Wordpress — versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14719?
CVE-2017-14719 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-14719?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-14719 known to be exploited?
7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.