vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: media-file-manager: CVE-2018-19043: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | May 11, 2018 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 11, 2018
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The Media File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 via the dir parameter. This allows attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Solution
media-file-manager-plugin-cve-2018-19043
References
Rapid7 Labs
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