# CVE-2021-24638: OMGF < 4.5.4 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal in REST API

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the OMGF WordPress plugin to overwrite arbitrary CSS files or download fonts.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-728f-qcc4-8q48

## What is CVE-2021-24638?

CVE-2021-24638 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Unknown OMGF | Host Google Fonts Locally, published on 20 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The OMGF WordPress plugin before 4.5.4 does not escape or validate the handle parameter of the REST API, which allows unauthenticated users to perform path traversal and overwrite arbitrary CSS file with Google Fonts CSS, or download fonts uploaded on Google Fonts website.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24638?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ffw Omgf.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24638?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24638 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24638 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24638 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown OMGF | Host Google Fonts Locally

- [CVE-2021-24639](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24639/): OMGF < 4.5.4 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File/Folder Deletion (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24638 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24638 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Unknown OMGF | Host Google Fonts Locally, published on 20 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24638 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown OMGF | Host Google Fonts Locally. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24638/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24638/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24638
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24638
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24638

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24638/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.