SecuriTricks - CVE-2024-7514

Description

The WordPress Comments Import & Export plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to to arbitrary file read due to insufficient file path validation during the comments import process, in versions up to, and including, 2.3.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. The issue was partially fixed in version 2.3.8 and fully fixed in 2.3.9

Product(s) Impacted

Product	Versions
WordPress Comments Import & Export plugin for WordPress	['2.3.8', '2.3.9']

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://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/comments-import-export-woocommerce/tags/2.3.7/includes/importer/class-hf_cmt_impexpcsv-import.php#L346

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/30a79974-ee61-4764-8864-89659b1848a4?source=cve

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

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

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

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Timeline

Published: Oct. 11, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 15, 2024, 12:58 p.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

CVE-2024-7514