CVE-2024-7514 WordPress Comments Import & Export <= 2.3.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Read via Directory Traversal
Authenticated attackers with Author access can read arbitrary server files via directory traversal in the Comments Import & Export 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-2024-7514?
CVE-2024-7514 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in webtoffee Comments Import & Export, published on 11 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WordPress Comments Import & Export plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to to arbitrary file read due to insufficient file path validation during the comments import process, in versions up to, and including, 2.3.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. The issue was partially fixed in version 2.3.8 and fully fixed in 2.3.9
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7514?
How do I fix CVE-2024-7514?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7514 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-2024-7514 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7514 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xxrw-hw8c-v7g8.