CVE-2022-2557: WordPress Team Members Showcase < 4.1.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Read and Deletion

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-2557 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in radiustheme team_-_wordpress_team_members_showcase. EPSS estimates a 1.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 22-08-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Team WordPress plugin before 4.1.2 contains a file which could allow any authenticated users to download arbitrary files from the server via a path traversal vector. Furthermore, the file will also be deleted after its content is returned to the user

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.