CVE-2024-38746 WordPress MakeStories (for Google Web Stories) plugin <= 3.0.3 - Arbitrary File Download and SSRF vulnerability
Attackers can exploit path traversal to download arbitrary files and perform server-side request forgery in the MakeStories WordPress plugin.
- 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-2024-38746?
CVE-2024-38746 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in MakeStories (for Google Web Stories), published on 1 Aug 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 MakeStories Team MakeStories (for Google Web Stories) allows Path Traversal, Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects MakeStories (for Google Web Stories): from n/a through 3.0.3.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38746?
How do I fix CVE-2024-38746?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38746 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-2024-38746 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38746 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jm66-g23p-272w.