No Update Nag Plugin up to 1.4.12 on WordPress information disclosure

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in No Update Nag Plugin up to 1.4.12 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-7412. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in No Update Nag Plugin up to 1.4.12 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The No Update Nag plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.12. This is due to the plugin allowing direct access to the bootstrap.php file which has display_errors on. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full path of the web application, which can be used to aid other attacks. The information displayed is not useful on its own, and requires another vulnerability to be present for damage to an affected website.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-7412 since 08/02/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

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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• WordPress Plugin

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• No Update Nag Plugin

Version

• 1.4.0
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.2
• 1.4.3
• 1.4.4
• 1.4.5
• 1.4.6
• 1.4.7
• 1.4.8
• 1.4.9
• 1.4.10
• 1.4.11
• 1.4.12

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