The ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path…
The ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the factory_reset function in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.8 This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). This vulnerability is exploitable via a two-step chain: an unauthenticated attacker first stores an arbitrary ticket_attachment_path value by submitting a ticket through the nopriv eh_crm_new_ticket_post AJAX endpoint (whose nonce is publicly exposed via the [wsdesk_sup
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- Elextensions
- Product
- ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System
- CVSS v3.1
- 9.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Exposure class
- Web platform
- NVD status
- Deferred
Why it ranks 38 (Notable)
- CVSS v3.1 9.1 critical
- Product class: web platform
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.