CVE-2024-12885

Jan. 25, 2025, 8:15 a.m.

6.5
Medium

Description

The Connections Business Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary directory deletion due to insufficient file path validation when deleting a connections image directory in all versions up to, and including, 10.4.66. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to delete arbitrary folders on the server and all their content.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Connections Business Directory plugin for WordPress
  • up to 10.4.66

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/25e0c269-55c2-49f0-96bb-ae2696e2cea8?source=cve

Tags

security@wordfence.com
CWE-22
2025-01-25
CVE-2024-12885

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: HIGH
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Jan. 25, 2025, 8:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Jan. 25, 2025, 8:15 a.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

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