CVE-2024-44015 WordPress Users Control plugin <= 1.0.16 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Users Control plugin to include arbitrary local files, potentially leading to code execution or data disclosure.
- 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-2024-44015?
CVE-2024-44015 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in istmoplugins Users Control, published on 5 Oct 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 istmoplugins Users Control users-control allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Users Control: from n/a through <= 1.0.16.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44015?
How do I fix CVE-2024-44015?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44015 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-2024-44015 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44015 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jmp6-fm9v-883q.