WordPress: Path Traversal via Dashboard Plugin (<1.8.6)
CVE-2024-35162 Published on May 22, 2024
Path traversal vulnerability exists in Download Plugins and Themes from Dashboard versions prior to 1.8.6. If this vulnerability is exploited, a remote authenticated attacker with "switch_themes" privilege may obtain arbitrary files on the server.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-35162 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software 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 software 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.
CVE-2024-35162 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-35162
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Affected Versions
WPFactory LLC Download Plugins and Themes from Dashboard:- Version prior to 1.8.6 is affected.
- Before 1.8.6 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.