CVE-2018-7422
A Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Site Editor plugin through 1.1.1 for WordPress allows...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-7422- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-829
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-7422- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-19153 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-19153- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pmwp-jmr4-5jjh
A Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Site Editor plugin through 1.1.1 for WordPress allows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-pmwp-jmr4-5jjh- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin Site Editor 1.1.1 - Local File Inclusion | 2018-03-23 |
| Nuclei | WordPress Site Editor <=1.1.1 - Local File Inclusion | |
| PoC in GitHub | 0x00-0x00/CVE-2018-7422 | 2018-11-09 |
| PoC in GitHub | ndr-repo/CVE-2018-7422 | 2025-08-16 |
| PoC in GitHub | nguyenduytoi/CVE-2018-7422 | 2026-03-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-7422 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Siteeditor Site Editor, published March 19, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 62.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.