CVE-2024-9765 EKC Tournament Manager < 2.2.2 - Local File Download Vulnerability
A logged-in admin can exploit a path traversal flaw in the EKC Tournament Manager plugin to download arbitrary system files outside the WordPress directory.
- 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-2024-9765?
CVE-2024-9765 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown EKC Tournament Manager, published on 15 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The EKC Tournament Manager WordPress plugin before 2.2.2 allows a logged in admin to download system files outside of the WordPress directory
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9765?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lukashuser Ekc Tournament Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9765?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9765 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-2024-9765 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9765 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown EKC Tournament Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vr72-pg8g-8362.