CVE-2024-8352 Path traversal in Social Web Suite – Social Media Auto Post, Social Media Auto Publish

High 7.5 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on the server via directory traversal in the Social Web Suite WordPress plugin.

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-2024-8352?

CVE-2024-8352 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in dejanmarkovic Social Web Suite – Social Media Auto Post, Social Media Auto Publish, published on 3 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Social Web Suite – Social Media Auto Post, Social Media Auto Publish plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.11 via the download_log function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8352?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hypestudio Social Web Suite.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8352?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8352 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-2024-8352 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8352 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vx2g-7gg2-2q26.

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