CVE-2024-2023

Published: Jun 14, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026Deferred

4.3

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 1.4

Source: security@wordfence.com (Secondary)

Description

The Folders and Folders Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.0 in Folders and 3.0.2 in Folders Pro via the 'handle_folders_file_upload' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author access and above, to upload files to arbitrary locations on the server.

Related CWEs

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (6)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/folders/tags/3.0/includes/media.replace.php#L1311

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3070429/folders/trunk/includes/media.replace.php

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b4cc839c-de7a-43eb-a7fa-b1049419bfa3?source=cve

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/folders/tags/3.0/includes/media.replace.php#L1311

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3070429/folders/trunk/includes/media.replace.php

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b4cc839c-de7a-43eb-a7fa-b1049419bfa3?source=cve

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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