CVE-2024-35712 WordPress Database Cleaner: Clean, Optimize & Repair plugin <= 1.0.5 - Arbitrary File Read vulnerability
An attacker can read arbitrary files from the server via path traversal in the Database Cleaner WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-35712?
CVE-2024-35712 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jordy Meow Database Cleaner, published on 10 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Jordy Meow Database Cleaner allows Relative Path Traversal.This issue affects Database Cleaner: from n/a through 1.0.5.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35712?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Meowapps Database Cleaner.
How do I fix CVE-2024-35712?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-35712 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-2024-35712 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35712 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jordy Meow Database Cleaner
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rwwg-7x85-9vx8.