Vulnerability in Ian Howatson Memphis Documents Library

[ Description ]Official description

Memphis Documents Library plugin for WordPress before 3.1.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via the mdocs-img-preview parameter. Attackers can send GET requests with traversal sequences to mdocs_img_preview() in mdocs-downloads.php to download wp-config.php containing database credentials. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-22.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/w…
• packetstorm.news/files/id/136374
• wordpress.org/plugins/memphis-documents-library
• wpscan.com/vulnerability/53999c06-05ca-44f1-b713-1e4d6b4a3f9f
• www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39593
• www.vulncheck.com/advisories/memphis-documents-library-wordpress-plugin-3.1.6-path-trav…