Path Traversal in Jsmol2wp Project
CVE-2018-20463
An issue was discovered in the JSmol2WP plugin 1.07 for WordPress. There is an arbitrary file read vulnerability via ../ directory traversal in query=php://filter/resource= in the jsmol.php query string. This can also be used for SSRF.
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: 0.132 (96.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.132 · newest: 0.132 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Jsmol2wp Project — versions 1.07
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.cbiu.cc/2018/12/WordPress插件jsmol2wp漏洞/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9197 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-20463?
- CVE-2018-20463 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jsmol2wp Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-12-25.
- How severe is CVE-2018-20463?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-20463 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.