CVE-2024-0380 WP Recipe Maker <= 9.1.0 - Directory Traversal

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Authenticated contributors can exploit a directory traversal flaw in WP Recipe Maker to read server files and execute cross-site scripting attacks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-0380?

CVE-2024-0380 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in brechtvds WP Recipe Maker, published on 5 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WP Recipe Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 9.1.0 via the 'icon' attribute used in Shortcodes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to include the contents of SVG files on the server, which can be leveraged for Cross-Site Scripting.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0380?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bootstrapped Wp Recipe Maker.

How do I fix CVE-2024-0380?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0380 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-2024-0380 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0380 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wf9p-gjmq-pmx9.

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