CVE-2024-3238 WordPress Menu Plugin — Superfly Responsive Menu <= 5.0.29 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Deletion
Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files via CSRF by tricking administrators into clicking a link in the Superfly Responsive Menu plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-3238?
CVE-2024-3238 is a high-severity vulnerability in looks_awesome WordPress Menu Plugin — Superfly Responsive Menu, published on 2 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WordPress Menu Plugin — Superfly Responsive Menu plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.29. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ajax_handle_delete_icons() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Please not the CSRF was patched in 5.0.28, however, adequate directory traversal protection wasn't introduced until 5.0.30.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3238?
How do I fix CVE-2024-3238?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3238 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-3238 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3238 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8hj3-fhcj-rg42.