CVE-2024-13617 Downloable by American Osteopathic Association <= 0.1.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download

High 8.6 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can download arbitrary files from the server due to lack of parameter validation in the download function.

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-2024-13617?

CVE-2024-13617 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown aoa-downloadable, published on 25 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The aoa-downloadable WordPress plugin through 0.1.0 doesn't validate a parameter in its download function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files from the server

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13617?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Osteopathic Downloadable by American Osteopathic Association.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13617?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13617 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-2024-13617 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-13617 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f32g-h75h-7vgp.

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