CVE-2024-32778 WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 21.3.4 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Attackers can delete arbitrary files on the server via path traversal in the Contest Gallery WordPress 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-2024-32778?
CVE-2024-32778 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery, published on 9 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery contest-gallery.This issue affects Contest Gallery: from n/a through <= 21.3.4.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-32778?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Contest-Gallery Contest Gallery.
How do I fix CVE-2024-32778?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-32778 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-2024-32778 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32778 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery
- CVE-2024-11103 Contest Gallery <= 24.0.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Password Reset to Privilege Escalation/Account Takeover
- CVE-2024-10687 SQL injection in Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe
- CVE-2019-5974 Cross-site request forgery in Contest Gallery
- CVE-2024-30236 WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 21.3.4 - SQL Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2024-30238 WordPress Photos and Files Contest Gallery plugin <= 21.3.2 - SQL Injection vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hrhv-26jc-hh6q.