CVE-2024-52396

WOLF <= 1.0.8.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) CSV Path Traversal

2024-11-11 00:00
Trương Hữu Phúc (truonghuuphuc)

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.0.8.4
Affected Plugin
WOLF – WordPress Posts Bulk Editor and Manager Professional
Affected Version
<= 1.0.8.3
CVSS
2.7Low
Weakness type
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE
CVE-2024-52396
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At a glance

CVE-2024-52396 is a low-severity Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the WOLF WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.0.8.3. It carries a CVSS score of 2.7 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Editor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 1.0.8.4; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed November 2024, reported by Trương Hữu Phúc (truonghuuphuc).

Vulnerability Overview

The WOLF – WordPress Posts Bulk Editor and Manager Professional plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PathTraversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.8.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level access and above, to perform actions on CSV files outside of the originally intended directory.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Reaching this weakness in WOLF <= 1.0.8.3 takes an account at Editor level or above. Path traversal happens when user-controlled text is used to build a filesystem path without being constrained to an intended directory, so sequences like ../ walk the resolved path somewhere else.

Depending on the operation, it means reading files outside the intended folder — wp-config.php being the usual target — or writing to and deleting paths the web server can touch. For WOLF the fix is 1.0.8.4: builds <= 1.0.8.3 are affected, anything from 1.0.8.4 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 1.0.8.4, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

An attacker needs Editor access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: WOLF 1.0.8.4 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Firewall
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-52396https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/045e3aba-16b6-46f1-8c57-dd54e1e0e950https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52396

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