wpdelicious WP Delicious Plugin up to 1.6.9 on WordPress Path Validation wp-config.php save_edit_profile_details file inclusion

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in wpdelicious WP Delicious Plugin up to 1.6.9 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is the function save_edit_profile_details of the file wp-config.php of the component Path Validation Handler. The manipulation leads to file inclusion. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-7626. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in wpdelicious WP Delicious Plugin up to 1.6.9 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function save_edit_profile_details of the file wp-config.php of the component Path Validation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The WP Delicious – Recipe Plugin for Food Bloggers (formerly Delicious Recipes) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file movement and reading due to insufficient file path validation in the save_edit_profile_details() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to move arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is moved (such as wp-config.php). This can also lead to the reading of arbitrary files that may contain sensitive information like wp-config.php.

The weakness was published by Connor Billings. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-7626 since 08/08/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/12/2024).

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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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• wpdelicious

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• WP Delicious Plugin

Version

• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.2
• 1.6.3
• 1.6.4
• 1.6.5
• 1.6.6
• 1.6.7
• 1.6.8
• 1.6.9

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