CVE-2024-11150 WordPress User Extra Fields <= 16.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion
Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files via path traversal, potentially leading to remote code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-11150?
CVE-2024-11150 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in vanquish WordPress User Extra Fields, published on 13 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WordPress User Extra Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_tmp_uploaded_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 16.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11150?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vanquish User Extra Fields.
How do I fix CVE-2024-11150?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11150 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-2024-11150 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11150 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in vanquish WordPress User Extra Fields
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pwxh-q8rp-9v3p.