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
Published Jul 26, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.33%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.5
- 1.3.6
- 1.3.7
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.1
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.3.4
- 2.3.5
- 2.3.6
- 2.3.7
- 2.3.8
- 2.3.9
- 2.3.10
- 2.3.11
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 2.5.6
- 2.5.7
- 2.5.8
- 2.5.9
- 2.5.10
- 2.5.11
- 2.5.12
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.16
- 2.7.0
- 2.7.1
- 2.7.2
- 2.7.3
- 2.7.4
- 2.8.0
- 2.8.1
- 2.8.2
- 2.8.3
- 2.8.4
- 2.8.5
- 2.8.6
- 2.8.7
- 2.8.8
- 2.8.9
- 2.8.10
- 2.8.11
- 2.8.12
- 2.8.13
- 2.8.14
- 2.8.15
- 2.8.16
- 2.8.17
- 2.8.18
- 2.8.19
- 2.8.20
- 2.8.21
- 2.8.23
- 2.9.0
- 2.9.1
- 2.9.2
- 2.9.3
- 2.9.4
- 2.9.5
- 2.9.6
- 2.9.7
- 2.9.8
- 2.9.8.1
- 2.9.9
- 2.9.10
- 2.9.11
- 2.10.0
- 2.10.1
- 2.10.2
- 2.10.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.33% (0.03327) | 88.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.33% (0.03327) | 86.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.03% (0.03026) | 85.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.10% (0.22095) | 93.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 3.03% (0.03026) | 85.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 15.57% (0.15565) | 93.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.03% (0.03026) | 85.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00154) | 52.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00154) | 50.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 53.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 10.84th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 10.55th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 27.89th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- https://gist.github.com/Shinkurt/157dbb3767c9489f3d754f79b183a890 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://wp-rocket.me/changelog x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8872 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://gist.github.com/Shinkurt/157dbb3767c9489f3d754f79b183a890 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://wp-rocket.me/changelog | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8872 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
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