A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in almosteffortless secure-files Plugin up to 1.1 on WordPress. Affected is the function sf_downloads of the file secure-files.php. The manipulation of the argument downloadfile leads to path traversal. Upgrading to version 1.2 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is cab025e5fc2bcdad8032d833ebc38e6bd2a13c92. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-243804.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
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https://vuldb.com/?id.243804 | third party advisory vdb entry technical description |
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.243804 | signature third party advisory permissions required |
https://github.com/wp-plugins/secure-files/commit/cab025e5fc2bcdad8032d833ebc38e6bd2a13c92 | patch |