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Vulnerability · CVE-2018-7422

siteeditor site_editor Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Published Apr 12, 2021 · catalog updated Apr 12, 2021 · siteeditor site_editor Improper Limitation

Patch now

CVE-2018-7422 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm siteeditor site_editor Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
62.25%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor siteeditor site_editor

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.

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  • vendor siteeditor site_editorversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2018-7422

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2018-7422 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm siteeditor site_editor Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 62.25%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 12, 2021 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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.

  2. Apr 12, 2021 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-7422

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-7422

    30-day exploitation probability 62.3%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-7422

    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.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.