CVE-2017-11658

Public Exploit

Description

In the WP Rocket plugin 2.9.3 for WordPress, the Local File Inclusion mitigation technique is to trim traversal characters (..) -- however, this is insufficient to stop remote attacks and can be bypassed by using 0x00 bytes, as demonstrated by a .%00.../.%00.../ attack.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.03% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory wp-rocket.me
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gist.github.com/Shinkurt/157dbb3767c9489f3d754f79b183a890 third party advisory exploit
https://wp-rocket.me/changelog release notes vendor advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8872 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-11658?
CVE-2017-11658 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-11658?
To fix CVE-2017-11658, 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-2017-11658 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-11658 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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