WPDeveloper EmbedPress Plugin up to 4.0.9 on WordPress path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WPDeveloper EmbedPress Plugin up to 4.0.9 on WordPress. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-43328. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WPDeveloper EmbedPress Plugin up to 4.0.9 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in WPDeveloper EmbedPress allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects EmbedPress: from n/a through 4.0.9.

The weakness was disclosed by Rafie Muhammad. The advisory is shared for download at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-43328 since 08/09/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

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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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Rafie Muhammad
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-43328 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-43328
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-275172

Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2024 21:54
Updated: 04/05/2025 07:10
Changes: 08/19/2024 21:54 (64), 08/21/2024 03:20 (1), 03/14/2025 02:11 (3), 04/05/2025 07:10 (11)
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