CVE-2024-37423 WordPress Newspack Blocks plugin <= 3.0.8 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Directory Deletion vulnerability
Contributors can delete arbitrary directories via path traversal in the Newspack Blocks plugin, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- 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-2024-37423?
CVE-2024-37423 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Automattic Newspack Blocks, published on 1 Nov 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 Automattic Newspack Blocks allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Newspack Blocks: from n/a through 3.0.8.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37423?
How do I fix CVE-2024-37423?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37423 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-2024-37423 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37423 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fqxx-5f97-5vj8.