PT-2019-9721 · WordPress · Media File Manager

Published 2019-01-31 · Updated 2019-02-01 · CVE-2018-19040

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Media File Manager plugin version 1.4.2

Description The issue allows directory listing via a ../ directory traversal in the dir parameter of an mrelocator getdir action to the "wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" URI.

Recommendations For Media File Manager plugin version 1.4.2, consider restricting access to the mrelocator getdir action in the "wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" URI until a patch is available. Avoid using the dir parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-19040

Affected Products

Media File Manager

References · 3

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/45809 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-19040 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19040 · Security Note