CVE-2018-15818

Repute ARForms <= 3.5.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue was discovered in Repute ARForms 3.5.1 and prior. An attacker is able to delete any file on the server with web server privileges by sending a malicious request to admin-ajax.php.

Se ha descubierto un problema en Repute ARForms, en versiones 3.5.1 y anteriores. Un atacante puede eliminar cualquier archivo en el servidor con privilegios del servidor web mediante el envío de una petición maliciosa a admin-ajax.php.

WordPress Arforms plugin versions 3.5.1 and below suffer from an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability.

*Credits: Amir Hossein Mahboubi

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-08-23 CVE Reserved
2018-10-17 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
2024-08-07 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9139	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149981/WordPress-Arforms-3.5.1-Arbitrary-File-Delete.html	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Reputeinfosystems Search vendor "Reputeinfosystems"		Repute Arforms Search vendor "Reputeinfosystems" for product "Repute Arforms"				<= 3.5.1 Search vendor "Reputeinfosystems" for product "Repute Arforms" and version " <= 3.5.1"		-		Affected