CVE-2017-11658 json
In the WP Rocket plugin 2.9.3 for WordPress, the Local File Inclusion mitigation technique is to trim traversal characters (..) -- however,…
published 2017-07-26 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-3270
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.3%
- EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In the WP Rocket plugin 2.9.3 for WordPress, the Local File Inclusion mitigation technique is to trim traversal characters (..) -- however, this is insufficient to stop remote attacks and can be bypassed by using 0x00 bytes, as demonstrated by a .%00.../.%00.../ attack.
Exploit prediction
3.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/Shinkurt/157dbb3767c9489f3d754f79b183a890 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
- Technology feeds
References
-
gist.github.com
/Shinkurt/157dbb3767c9489f3d754f79b183a890
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
wp-rocket.me
/changelog
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
wpvulndb.com
/vulnerabilities/8872
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-11658
- NVD CVE-2017-11658
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