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, aka absolute path traversal.
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: 0.623 (99.2th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.421 · newest: 0.623 · change: +0.201
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/40 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44340/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9044 (Third Party Advisory)
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.