Path Traversal in Media File Manager Project
CVE-2018-19043
The Media File Manager plugin 1.4.2 for WordPress allows arbitrary file renaming (specifying a "from" and "to" filename) via a ../ directory traversal in the dir parameter of an mrelocator_rename action to the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php URI.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.100 (95.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 95th percentile — 95.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.100 · newest: 0.100 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Media File Manager Project — versions 1.4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45809/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19043?
- CVE-2018-19043 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Media File Manager Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-01-31.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19043?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-19043 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.