CVE-2024-9146 WordPress CSS JS Files plugin <= 1.5.0 - Directory Traversal to File Read vulnerability
An attacker can read arbitrary files from the server via path traversal in the CSS JS Files WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9146?
CVE-2024-9146 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in jamesdlow CSS JS Files, published on 5 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in jamesdlow CSS JS Files css-js-files allows Path Traversal.This issue affects CSS JS Files: from n/a through <= 1.5.0.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9146?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9146?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9146 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-2024-9146 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9146 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wjp9-62m9-84f3.