CVE-2022-0493 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2022-0493 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 28/03/2022 | CVE Updated: 02/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2022
Source: WPScan | Vendor: Unknown | Product: String locator
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2022-0493 Description

The String locator WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not properly validate the path of the files to be searched, allowing high privilege users such as admin to query arbitrary files on the web server via a path traversal vector. Furthermore, due to a flaw in the search, allowing a pattern to be provided, which will be used to output the relevant matches from the matching file, all content of the file can be disclosed.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-22
CWE Name: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ( Path Traversal )
Source: Unknown

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).