Authenticated file disclosure via unchecked download path
Published Dec 19, 2022 · Updated Apr 14, 2025
Arbitrary file download in CedCommerce SMSA Shipping for WooCommerce before 1.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to read server files. The ced_smsa_get_pfd_download AJAX action accepts a filename containing directory-traversal sequences without authorization, CSRF, or path validation. Subscriber-level access is sufficient to retrieve files such as wp-config.php, exposing database credentials and other sensitive configuration.
Summary
What happened
Arbitrary file download in CedCommerce SMSA Shipping for WooCommerce before 1.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to read server files. The ced_smsa_get_pfd_download AJAX action accepts a filename containing directory-traversal sequences without authorization, CSRF, or path validation. Subscriber-level access is sufficient to retrieve files such as wp-config.php, exposing database credentials and other sensitive configuration.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-4107
- Published
- Dec 19, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 14, 2025
- Vendor
- CedCommerce
- Product
- SMSA Shipping for WooCommerce
- Classifications
- CWE-352, CWE-552, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 19, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=0 <1.0.5
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What is affected?
Published CVSS scores
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Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WPScan crafted AJAX file-download requestproof of concept · demonstrated
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Technologies
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