GHSA-5VXP-83XG-5C9F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-15 09:31 – Updated: 2026-05-15 09:31
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The Quick Playground plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to and including 1.3.3. This is due to insufficient path validation in the qckply_zip_theme() function, which appends a user-controlled 'stylesheet' parameter directly to the theme root directory path without sanitizing directory traversal sequences. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trigger the creation of a ZIP archive containing arbitrary files from the server's filesystem — including wp-config.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-6403"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-15T09:16:16Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The Quick Playground plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to and including 1.3.3. This is due to insufficient path validation in the qckply_zip_theme() function, which appends a user-controlled \u0027stylesheet\u0027 parameter directly to the theme root directory path without sanitizing directory traversal sequences. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trigger the creation of a ZIP archive containing arbitrary files from the server\u0027s filesystem \u2014 including wp-config.",
  "id": "GHSA-5vxp-83xg-5c9f",
  "modified": "2026-05-15T09:31:32Z",
  "published": "2026-05-15T09:31:32Z",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quick-playground/tags/1.3.1/api.php#L62"
    },
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    },
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      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quick-playground/tags/1.3.1/utility.php#L162"
    },
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      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quick-playground/tags/1.3.1/utility.php#L248"
    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a39dccb6-b635-44af-b0e0-c3010b719773?source=cve"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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