CVE-2015-3301

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the TheCartPress eCommerce Shopping Cart (aka The Professional WordPress eCommerce Plugin) plugin for WordPress before 1.3.9.3 allows remote administrators to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the tcp_box_path parameter in the checkout_editor_settings page to wp-admin/admin.php.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.40% Top 10%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23254 exploit
https://wordpress.org/plugins/thecartpress/changelog/ patch
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131673/WordPress-TheCartPress-1.3.9-XSS-Local-File-Inclusion.html exploit
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/121439 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74395 vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36860/ exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535396/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3301?
CVE-2015-3301 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3301?
To fix CVE-2015-3301, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-3301 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-3301 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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