PixMagix <= 1.7.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Path Traversal in 'layers[].id' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The PixMagix – WordPress Image Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.2 via the move_image_on_server function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to write files with attacker-controlled content to arbitrary locations on the server. The unsanitized 'layers[].id' parameter is concatenated into a filesystem path and passed to PHP's copy() function, allowing traversal sequences (e.g. '../../') to escape the intended upload directory and write attacker-supplied file contents to arbitrary paths accessible by the web server process. The save_template REST endpoint is gated by the create_projects permission (edit_pixmagix + upload_files), which Author-level users hold by default after plugin activation, making this exploitable by any Author on sites running PixMagix.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-11367
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pmh9-5c73-wc86
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c87adbd9-3b09-403e-921a-31b3f58962e9?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pixmagix/tags/1.7.2/includes/utils.php#L465
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pixmagix/tags/1.7.2/includes/rest-api/rest-callback-save-template.php#L103
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pixmagix/tags/1.7.2/includes/rest-api/rest-callback-save-template.php#L91
Sources
- CVE-2026-11367 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-11367 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pmh9-5c73-wc86 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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