blogsafe.org My Downloads

BlogSafe.org

WordPress CVEs

Search and review WordPress-related vulnerability records.

← Back to CVE list

CVE-2022-0493

MEDIUM 4.9 CVSS 3.1
Published
March 28, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-22
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

The String locator WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not properly validate the path of the files to be searched, allowing high privilege users such as admin to query arbitrary files on the web server via a path traversal vector. Furthermore, due to a flaw in the search, allowing a pattern to be provided, which will be used to output the relevant matches from the matching file, all content of the file can be disclosed.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown String locator — From 2.5.0 (including) to 2.5.0 (excluding)
  • string_locator_project string_locator — Before 2.5.0

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2685592 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/21e2e5fc-03d2-4791-beef-07af6bf985ed Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record