CVE-2024-43328 WordPress EmbedPress plugin <= 4.0.9 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the EmbedPress plugin to include arbitrary local files, potentially leading to data disclosure or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-43328?
CVE-2024-43328 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in WPDeveloper EmbedPress, published on 19 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in WPDeveloper EmbedPress allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects EmbedPress: from n/a through 4.0.9.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43328?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpdeveloper Embedpress.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43328?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43328 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-2024-43328 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43328 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in WPDeveloper EmbedPress
- CVE-2024-50461 WordPress EmbedPress plugin <= 4.0.14 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-43936 WordPress EmbedPress plugin <= 4.0.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-31284 WordPress EmbedPress plugin <= 3.9.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
- CVE-2024-11203 Cross-site scripting in EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more
- CVE-2024-1565 EmbedPress <= 3.9.10 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via PDF Widget URL
Sources
Also known as GHSA-847c-wppm-4c32.