Path Traversal in Siteeditor Site_editor
CVE-2018-7422
A Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Site Editor plugin through 1.1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to retrieve arbitrary files via the ajax_path parameter to editor/extensions/pagebuilder/includes/ajax_shortcode_pattern.php…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.631 (99.1th 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
- Siteeditor Site_editor
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-7422?
- CVE-2018-7422 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siteeditor Site_editor, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-03-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-7422?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-7422 known to be exploited?
- 18 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.