Vmaxstudio Vmax Project Manager Plugin up to 1.0 on WordPress path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Vmaxstudio Vmax Project Manager Plugin up to 1.0 on WordPress and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-44014. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Vmaxstudio Vmax Project Manager Plugin up to 1.0 on WordPress. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Vmax Studio Vmax Project Manager vmax-project-manager allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Vmax Project Manager: from n/a through <= 1.0.

The weakness was disclosed by Tahu.datar. The advisory is shared at patchstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-44014 since 08/18/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/02/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

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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10/05/2024 +48 days 🔍
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04/02/2026 +544 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2024-44014 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44014
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-279317

Entryinfo

Created: 10/05/2024 17:15
Updated: 04/02/2026 19:13
Changes: 10/05/2024 17:15 (64), 10/08/2024 07:50 (1), 04/02/2026 19:13 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:A44:103

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