Max Foundry Media Library Folders Plugin up to 8.1.8 on WordPress path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Max Foundry Media Library Folders Plugin up to 8.1.8 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-31287. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Max Foundry Media Library Folders Plugin up to 8.1.8 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Max Foundry Media Library Folders.This issue affects Media Library Folders: from n/a through 8.1.8.

The weakness was disclosed by Majed Refaea. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-31287 since 03/29/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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03/13/2025 +337 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Majed Refaea
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-31287 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-31287
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-260187

Entryinfo

Created: 04/10/2024 18:35
Updated: 03/13/2025 02:52
Changes: 04/10/2024 18:35 (64), 03/13/2025 02:52 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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