CVE-2024-44048 Path traversal in Product Carousel Slider & Grid Ultimate for WooCommerce
Authenticated attackers can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the WooCommerce carousel plugin to read arbitrary files.
- 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-2024-44048?
CVE-2024-44048 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in wpWax Product Carousel Slider & Grid Ultimate for WooCommerce, published on 23 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in wpWax Product Carousel Slider & Grid Ultimate for WooCommerce woo-product-carousel-slider-and-grid-ultimate.This issue affects Product Carousel Slider & Grid Ultimate for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 1.9.10.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44048?
How do I fix CVE-2024-44048?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44048 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-2024-44048 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44048 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wf3h-626c-mmqc.