Description

WordPress Plugin Localize My Post is prone to a local file inclusion vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently verify user-supplied input. Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks. WordPress Plugin Localize My Post version 1.0 is vulnerable.

Remediation

Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified or disable the plugin until a fix is available

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45439/

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/33

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149433/WordPress-Localize-My-Post-1.0-Local-File-Inclusion.html

Related Vulnerabilities

WordPress Plugin BackUpWordPress Remote File Inclusion (0.4.2b)

Jenkins Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability (CVE-2014-3662)

WordPress Plugin Event Banner Arbitrary File Upload (1.3)

Mailman Other Vulnerability (CVE-2004-0412)

Drupal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2020-13671)

Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2018-16299 CWE-22 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update File Inclusion