CVE-2018-20463

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in the JSmol2WP plugin 1.07 for WordPress. There is an arbitrary file read vulnerability via ../ directory traversal in query=php://filter/resource= in the jsmol.php query string. This can also be used for SSRF.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 73.14% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory wpvulndb.com Third-Party Advisory cbiu.cc
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.cbiu.cc/2018/12/WordPress%E6%8F%92%E4%BB%B6jsmol2wp%E6%BC%8F%E6%B4%9E/#%E4%BB%BB%E6%84%8F%E6%96%87%E4%BB%B6%E8%AF%BB%E5%8F%96-amp-SSRF third party advisory exploit
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9197 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20463?
CVE-2018-20463 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20463?
To fix CVE-2018-20463, 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-2018-20463 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-20463 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~73% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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