CVE-2022-0493: String Locator < 2.5.0 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Read

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-03-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The String locator WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not properly validate the path of the files to be searched, allowing high privilege users such as admin to query arbitrary files on the web server via a path traversal vector. Furthermore, due to a flaw in the search, allowing a pattern to be provided, which will be used to output the relevant matches from the matching file, all content of the file can be disclosed.

Affected products

String locator: before 2.5.0 — fixed in 2.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: String locator 2.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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