CVE-2024-37501 WordPress Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro plugin <= 3.1.3 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro plugin to read arbitrary files from the server.
- 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-2024-37501?
CVE-2024-37501 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in PluginsWare Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro, published on 9 Jul 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 PluginsWare Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro: from n/a through 3.1.3.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37501?
How do I fix CVE-2024-37501?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37501 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-2024-37501 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37501 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xr6m-g7fg-5v3f.