CVE-2024-38715 WordPress ExS Widgets plugin <= 0.3.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the ExS Widgets plugin to perform local file inclusion, potentially reading sensitive files or executing code.
- 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-2024-38715?
CVE-2024-38715 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in ExS Widgets, published on 12 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 ExS ExS Widgets allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects ExS Widgets: from n/a through 0.3.1.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38715?
How do I fix CVE-2024-38715?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38715 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-2024-38715 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38715 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ccq5-7696-jwhq.