String Locator < 2.5.0 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Read
No known patch is available for this vulnerability.
The affected plugin has been removed from the WordPress.org directory (reason: Security Issue), and no patched version is being distributed through the official directory. If you have the affected software installed, you should uninstall or replace it rather than wait for an update.
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: <2.5.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2685592mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/21e2e5fc-03d2-4791-beef-07af6bf985edmitrex_refsource_MISC
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