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GHSA-JXGP-HQ49-3GQ9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-11-29 21:30 – Updated: 2026-04-08 18:31

Details

The Simple:Press plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file modifications in versions up to, and including, 6.8 via the 'file' parameter which does not properly restrict files to be edited in the context of the plugin. This makes it possible with attackers, with high-level permissions such as an administrator, to supply paths to arbitrary files on the server that can be modified outside of the intended scope of the plugin.

Severity

4.9 (Medium)


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

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CVE-2022-4031 (GCVE-0-2022-4031)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-29 20:15 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:40

Title

Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Modification

Summary

Severity

3.8 (Low)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-01-23 21:23 UTC

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

Wordfence CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2248 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_…
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisorie…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
simplepress	Simple:Press Forum	Affected: 0 , ≤ 6.8 (semver)

Credits

Luca Greeb Andreas Krüger

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