“Directory traversal attempt detected” when creating directories

  • Hello, I help maintain a site with your plugin installed on, they are getting “Directory traversal attempt detected” when creating folders using your plugin and leaves them unable to use it.

    Can I confirm if this is the plugin creating this error? If so how do we prevent it from happening.

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  • Plugin Author AlanP57

    (@alanp57)

    I am not able to reproduce this issue. What are the names of the folders they are trying to create?

    As a temporary work around, you can down grade the plugin to version 8.2.2 which can be download from this page, https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/media-library-plus/advanced/, in the Advanced Options section, Previous Versions.

    OneMist8k

    (@onemist8k)

    I encountered the same problem, same error message. Whatever name I select, I get the same error message.

    The FAQ says  you can click the Check for new folders option in the Media Library Folders submenu in the WordPress Dashboard, but that option is not in the submenu.

    Version: 8.2.4
    Working on Windows 11 Pro on laptop
    Setup is Local by Flywheel

    Other environment info:
    Web Server nginx/1.16.0
    PHP version 8.1.29
    Server API cgi-fcgi
    Server platform WINNT
    Memory limit 256M
    Default PHP timezone UTC
    Disabled PHP functions
    WordPress version 6.6.2
    WordPress locale en_US
    WordPress options DB table wp_options
    MySQLi YES
    MySQL Native Driver (mysqlnd) YES
    PHP allow_url_fopen Enabled
    PHP allow_url_include Disabled
    Persistent object cache Not detected

    EDIT: I downgraded to version 8.2.2 after posting this and the problem went away.

    • This reply was modified 2 months ago by OneMist8k.
    Plugin Author AlanP57

    (@alanp57)

    Thank you for posting. I only have access to PHP 8.22. When I am able to upgrade to > 8.22, I’ll be able to address this issue.

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