Path Traversal Vulnerability Affects EmbedPress
CVE-2024-43328

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
Embedpress
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 August 2024

Summary

A Path Traversal vulnerability exists in the EmbedPress plugin by WPDeveloper, enabling attackers to access restricted directories through improper limitations on file paths. This vulnerability can lead to PHP Local File Inclusion, posing significant security risks to impacted installations. The issue affects all versions of EmbedPress from its initial release up to 4.0.9, allowing for potential unauthorized access to sensitive files on the server.

Affected Version(s)

EmbedPress <= 4.0.9

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/embedpress/...
vdb-entry

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

Credit

Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack)
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