vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: insert-pages: CVE-2017-18586: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Sep 29, 2017 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 29, 2017
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Insert Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to directory traversal via custom template paths in versions before 3.2.4. This allows editor-level attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Solution
insert-pages-plugin-cve-2017-18586
References
Rapid7 Labs
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