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vendor:
WordPress
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Directory Traversal
22
CWE
Product Name: WordPress
Affected Version From: 2.3.2003
Affected Version To: 2.3.2003
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: a:wordpress:wordpress
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2008

WordPress Directory Traversal Vulnerability

WordPress is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input data. Exploiting the issue may allow an attacker to access sensitive information that could aid in further attacks.

Mitigation:

Input validation should be used to ensure that user-supplied data is properly sanitized.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28845/info

WordPress is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input data.

Exploiting the issue may allow an attacker to access sensitive information that could aid in further attacks.

WordPress 2.3.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

http://www.example.com/wordpress/?cat=1.php/../searchform?