THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-19042
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2018-19042

Media File Manager vulnerability

CVSS
5.3
EPSS
10.0%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
The Media File Manager plugin 1.4.2 for WordPress allows arbitrary file movement via a ../ directory traversal in the dir_from and dir_to parameters of an mrelocator_move action to the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php URI.
Affected vendor
Media File Manager Project
Affected product
Media File Manager
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2019-01-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 10.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-19042

  • Confirm whether Media File Manager Project Media File Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-19042.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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