CVE-2024-6557 SchedulePress <= 5.1.3 - Unauthenticated Full Path Disclosure
Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve the full web application path via exposed demo files, aiding further attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6557?
CVE-2024-6557 is a medium-severity vulnerability in wpdevteam SchedulePress – Auto Post & Publish, Auto Social Share, Schedule Posts with Editorial Calendar & Missed Schedule Post Publisher, published on 16 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SchedulePress – Auto Post & Publish, Auto Social Share, Schedule Posts with Editorial Calendar & Missed Schedule Post Publisher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.3. This is due the plugin utilizing the wpdeveloper library and leaving the demo files in place with display_errors on. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full path of the web application, which can be used to aid other attacks. The information displayed is not useful on its own, and requires another vulnerability to be present for damage to an affected website.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6557?
How do I fix CVE-2024-6557?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6557 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-6557 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6557 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-579q-534h-hjh5.