CVE-2024-43165 WordPress WPSection plugin <= 1.3.8 - Contributor+ Limited Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Contributors can exploit a path traversal flaw in WPSection to perform local file inclusion, potentially leading to code execution or data disclosure.
- 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-2024-43165?
CVE-2024-43165 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Rashid87 WPSection, published on 13 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 Rashid87 WPSection allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WPSection: from n/a through 1.3.8.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43165?
How do I fix CVE-2024-43165?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43165 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-2024-43165 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43165 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7pc7-hfxf-c22q.