Description
exports/download.php in the 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements plugin before 4.1.5 for WordPress has Directory Traversal via a .. in the filename parameter.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- WordPress Plugin Background Takeover < 4.1.4 - Directory Traversal EDB-44417 · webapps · Apr 9, 2018
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- WordPress 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements <=4.1.4 - Local File Inclusion http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-9118.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.