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CVE-2018-7422

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 61.98% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-03-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects WordPress. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 62.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2018-7422
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
61.98%
WordPress

Original NVD 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.