MinHyeong Lim MH Board Plugin up to 1.3.2.1 on WordPress path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MinHyeong Lim MH Board Plugin up to 1.3.2.1 on WordPress and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-44017. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MinHyeong Lim MH Board Plugin up to 1.3.2.1 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in MinHyeong Lim MH Board mh-board allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects MH Board: from n/a through <= 1.3.2.1.

The weakness was released by Tahu.datar. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-44017 since 08/18/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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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Remote: Yes

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10/02/2024 +45 days 🔍
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04/02/2026 +547 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Tahu.datar
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-44017 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44017
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-279051

Entryinfo

Created: 10/02/2024 14:35
Updated: 04/02/2026 19:13
Changes: 10/02/2024 14:35 (64), 10/05/2024 04:37 (1), 03/08/2025 22:28 (3), 04/02/2026 19:13 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:4F4:103

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