Description
In the WP Rocket plugin 2.9.3 for WordPress, the Local File Inclusion mitigation technique is to trim traversal characters (..) -- however, this is insufficient to stop remote attacks and can be bypassed by using 0x00 bytes, as demonstrated by a .%00.../.%00.../ attack.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://gist.github.com/Shinkurt/157dbb3767c9489f3d754f79b183a890Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wp-rocket.me/changelogRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8872Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://gist.github.com/Shinkurt/157dbb3767c9489f3d754f79b183a890Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wp-rocket.me/changelogRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8872Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 26, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified