CVE-2024-35781 WordPress Word Balloon plugin <= 4.21.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Word Balloon plugin to include arbitrary local files, potentially leading to code execution.
- 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-2024-35781?
CVE-2024-35781 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in YAHMAN Word Balloon, published on 21 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 YAHMAN Word Balloon allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Word Balloon: from n/a through 4.21.1.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35781?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Back2nature Word Balloon.
How do I fix CVE-2024-35781?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-35781 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-2024-35781 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35781 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in YAHMAN Word Balloon
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xvv2-p83f-ppgf.