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)
EPSS: 0.132 (96.0th 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
- Jsmol2wp_project Jsmol2wp — versions 1.07
- 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 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.