# CVE-2024-9575: Local File Inclusion in pretix-widget WordPress plugin

> Attackers can exploit a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the pretix Widget WordPress plugin to read arbitrary files or execute code.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/RE:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 9 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f5xg-8xpf-gr98

## What is CVE-2024-9575?

CVE-2024-9575 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in rami.io GmbH pretix Widget WordPress plugin, published on 9 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Local File Inclusion vulnerability in pretix Widget WordPress plugin pretix-widget on Windows allows PHP Local File Inclusion. This issue affects pretix Widget WordPress plugin: from 1.0.0 through 1.0.5.

Weakness: CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9575?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-9575?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9575 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9575 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9575 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9575 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9575 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in rami.io GmbH pretix Widget WordPress plugin, published on 9 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9575 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: rami.io GmbH pretix Widget WordPress plugin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9575/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9575/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9575
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9575
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9575

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9575/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.