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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.