HT Mega <= 2.5.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) JSON File Directory Traversal

2024-07-11 00:00

Rafie Muhammad

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.5.8

Affected PluginHT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder

Affected Version<= 2.5.7

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2024-38706

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Vulnerability Overview

The HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform actions on JSON files outside of the originally intended directory.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.5.8, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: 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.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38706 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a1b3bcad-4bee-4848-8d68-0aacaf199910

CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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