CVE-2018-5291

Public Exploit

Description

The GD Rating System plugin 2.3 for WordPress has Directory Traversal in the wp-admin/admin.php panel parameter for the gd-rating-system-tools page.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.65% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory wpvulndb.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8995 third party advisory vdb entry
https://github.com/d4wner/Vulnerabilities-Report/blob/master/gd-rating-system.md third party advisory exploit
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xss-lfi-bugs-at-the-latest-version-of-gd-rating-system/ broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5291?
CVE-2018-5291 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-5291?
To fix CVE-2018-5291, 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-2018-5291 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-5291 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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