CVE-2024-12040 Path traversal in Product Carousel Slider & Grid Ultimate for WooCommerce
Authenticated contributors can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the WooCommerce plugin to execute arbitrary PHP code and read sensitive data.
- 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-2024-12040?
CVE-2024-12040 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in wpwax Product Carousel Slider & Grid Ultimate for WooCommerce, published on 12 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Product Carousel Slider & Grid Ultimate for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.10 via the 'theme' attribute of the `wcpcsu` shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12040?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12040?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12040 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-2024-12040 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12040 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8v33-ffc9-x24h.