CVE-2022-29448 WordPress Herd Effects plugin <= 5.2 - Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability
Authenticated administrators can exploit a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Herd Effects plugin to read arbitrary files on the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-29448?
CVE-2022-29448 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Wow-Company Herd Effects (WordPress plugin), published on 20 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Authenticated (admin or higher user role) Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Wow-Company's Herd Effects plugin <= 5.2 at WordPress.
Weakness: CWE-706
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29448?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wow-Estore Herd Effects.
How do I fix CVE-2022-29448?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29448 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2022-29448 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29448 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pq6j-c37f-96x2.