Directory Traversal Vulnerability in WPS Child Theme Generator by WordPress
CVE-2019-15822

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
WPs Child Theme Generator
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 August 2019

Summary

The WPS Child Theme Generator plugin for WordPress prior to version 1.2 contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the classes/helpers.php file. This weakness allows unauthorized users to access sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to exposure of critical information or further exploitation. Users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest version of the plugin to mitigate this risk.

References

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9470
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https://wordpress.org/plugins/wps-child-theme-generator/#...
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https://secupress.me/blog/wps-child-theme-generator-v1-1-...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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