WordPress Core < 6.5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Directory Traversal

4.3
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2024-32111
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published June 24, 2024
Last Updated June 25, 2024
Researchers apple502j
Rafie Muhammad - Awesome Motive, Inc.
Edouard L
David Fifield
x89
mishre

Description

WordPress Core is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in various versions up to 6.5.5 via the Template Part block. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to include arbitrary HTML Files on sites running Windows.

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Vulnerability Details for WordPress

Software Type Core
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 4.1.41, 4.2.38, 4.3.34, 4.4.33, 4.5.32, 4.6.29, 4.7.29, 4.8.25, 4.9.26, 5.0.22, 5.1.19, 5.2.21, 5.3.18, 5.4.16, 5.5.15, 5.6.14, 5.7.12, 5.8.10, 5.9.10, 6.0.9, 6.1.7, 6.2.6, 6.3.5, 6.4.5, 6.5.5
Affected Versions
  • < 4.1
  • 5.8 - 5.8.9
  • 5.9 - 5.9.9
  • 6.0 - 6.0.8
Expand to see 22 more affected version ranges.
  • 6.1 - 6.1.6
  • 6.2 - 6.2.5
  • 6.3 - 6.3.4
  • 6.4 - 6.4.4
  • 6.5 - 6.5.4
  • 4.1 - 4.1.40
  • 4.2 - 4.2.37
  • 4.3 - 4.3.33
  • 4.4 - 4.4.32
  • 4.5 - 4.5.31
  • 4.6 - 4.6.28
  • 4.7 - 4.7.28
  • 4.8 - 4.8.24
  • 4.9 - 4.9.25
  • 5.0 - 5.0.21
  • 5.1 - 5.1.18
  • 5.2 - 5.2.20
  • 5.3 - 5.3.17
  • 5.4 - 5.4.15
  • 5.5 - 5.5.14
  • 5.6 - 5.6.13
  • 5.7 - 5.7.11
Patched Versions
  • 4.1.41
  • 4.2.38
  • 4.3.34
  • 4.4.33
Expand to see 21 more patched versions.
  • 4.5.32
  • 4.6.29
  • 4.7.29
  • 4.8.25
  • 4.9.26
  • 5.0.22
  • 5.1.19
  • 5.2.21
  • 5.3.18
  • 5.4.16
  • 5.5.15
  • 5.6.14
  • 5.7.12
  • 5.8.10
  • 5.9.10
  • 6.0.9
  • 6.1.7
  • 6.2.6
  • 6.3.5
  • 6.4.5
  • 6.5.5

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