CVE-2018-7422 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 62.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
A Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Site Editor plugin through 1.1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to retrieve arbitrary files via the ajax_path parameter to editor/extensions/pagebuilder/includes/ajax_shortcode_pattern.php, aka absolute path traversal.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 62.25% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-03-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| siteeditor | site editor |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Site Editor 1.1.1 - Local File Inclusion | 2018-03-23 |
References
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