CVE-2024-8671 WooEvents <= 4.1.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Overwrite
Unauthenticated attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via path traversal, potentially leading to remote code execution.
- 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-2024-8671?
CVE-2024-8671 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Ex-Themes WooEvents - Calendar and Event Booking, published on 24 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WooEvents - Calendar and Event Booking plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file overwrite due to insufficient file path validation in the inc/barcode.php file in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8671?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Exthemes Wooevents.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8671?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8671 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-2024-8671 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8671 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c7r8-9m5v-mwxg.