CVE-2024-10857 Product Input Fields for WooCommerce <= 1.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Authenticated contributors can read arbitrary server files via directory traversal in the Product Input Fields for WooCommerce plugin.

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-2024-10857?

CVE-2024-10857 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in tychesoftwares Product Input Fields for WooCommerce, published on 26 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Product Input Fields for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.9 via the handle_downloads() function due to insufficient file path validation/sanitization. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-35

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10857?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tychesoftwares Product Input Fields for Woocommerce.

How do I fix CVE-2024-10857?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10857 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-2024-10857 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10857 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3gg9-g25v-rjf5.

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