PT-2019-9722 · WordPress · Media File Manager

Published 2019-01-31 · Updated 2019-02-01 · CVE-2018-19041

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue allows for XSS via the dir parameter of an mrelocator getdir action to the "wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" API endpoint.

Recommendations For Media File Manager plugin version 1.4.2, avoid using the dir parameter in the mrelocator getdir action to the "wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" API endpoint until a fix is available. Consider restricting access to the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-19041

Affected Products

Media File Manager

References · 3

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/45809 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-19041 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19041 · Security Note