cvelist/2018/12xxx/CVE-2018-12895.json

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        "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org",
        "ID": "CVE-2018-12895",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "affects": {
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                    "product": {
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                            {
                                "product_name": "n/a",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "n/a"
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    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "WordPress through 4.9.6 allows Author users to execute arbitrary code by leveraging directory traversal in the wp-admin/post.php thumb parameter, which is passed to the PHP unlink function and can delete the wp-config.php file. This is related to missing filename validation in the wp-includes/post.php wp_delete_attachment function. The attacker must have capabilities for files and posts that are normally available only to the Author, Editor, and Administrator roles. The attack methodology is to delete wp-config.php and then launch a new installation process to increase the attacker's privileges."
            }
        ]
    },
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                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "n/a"
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    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "name": "https://blog.ripstech.com/2018/wordpress-file-delete-to-code-execution/",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://blog.ripstech.com/2018/wordpress-file-delete-to-code-execution/"
            },
            {
                "name": "104569",
                "refsource": "BID",
                "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104569"
            },
            {
                "name": "DSA-4250",
                "refsource": "DEBIAN",
                "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4250"
            },
            {
                "name": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9100",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9100"
            },
            {
                "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20180730 [SECURITY] [DLA 1452-1] wordpress security update",
                "refsource": "MLIST",
                "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00046.html"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164633/WordPress-4.9.6-Arbitrary-File-Deletion.html",
                "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164633/WordPress-4.9.6-Arbitrary-File-Deletion.html"
            }
        ]
    }
}