CVE-2024-47351 WordPress MaxSlider plugin <= 1.2.3 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
An attacker can read arbitrary files on the server via path traversal in the MaxSlider 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-2024-47351?
CVE-2024-47351 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in The CSSIgniter Team MaxSlider, published on 16 Oct 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 The CSSIgniter Team MaxSlider maxslider allows Path Traversal.This issue affects MaxSlider: from n/a through <= 1.2.3.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47351?
How do I fix CVE-2024-47351?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47351 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-2024-47351 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47351 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xm6p-38g9-7hh9.