Hello World <= 2.1.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read

6.5
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2024-9224
CVSS 6.5 (Medium)
Publicly Published September 30, 2024
Last Updated October 4, 2024
Researcher yudha

Description

The Hello World plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Reading in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.1 via the hello_world_lyric() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

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Vulnerability Details for Hello World

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug hello-world (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.2.0, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.1.1
Patched Version
  • 2.2.0

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