CVE-2024-32830 WordPress buddyforms plugin <= 2.8.8- Arbitrary File Read and SSRF vulnerability
Attackers can exploit path traversal to read arbitrary files and perform server-side request forgery in the BuddyForms WordPress plugin.
- 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-2024-32830?
CVE-2024-32830 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in ThemeKraft BuddyForms, published on 17 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in ThemeKraft BuddyForms allows Server Side Request Forgery, Relative Path Traversal.This issue affects BuddyForms: from n/a through 2.8.8.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-32830?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Themekraft Buddyforms.
How do I fix CVE-2024-32830?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-32830 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-2024-32830 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32830 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in ThemeKraft BuddyForms
- CVE-2023-26326 Deserialization in BuddyForms WordPress Plugin
- CVE-2018-21003 SQL injection in n/a
- CVE-2024-8246 Privilege escalation in Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC)
- CVE-2025-32151 WordPress BuddyForms plugin <= 2.10.2 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
- CVE-2024-5149 BuddyForms <= 2.8.9 - Email Verification Bypass due to Insufficient Randomness
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w32p-xp8f-5vqc.