vanquish WooCommerce Support Ticket System Plugin up to 17.6 on WordPress wp-config.php delete_tmp_uploaded_file path traversal

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in vanquish WooCommerce Support Ticket System Plugin up to 17.6 on WordPress. Affected is the function delete_tmp_uploaded_file of the file wp-config.php. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-10625. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in vanquish WooCommerce Support Ticket System Plugin up to 17.6 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function delete_tmp_uploaded_file of the file wp-config.php. 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:

The WooCommerce Support Ticket System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_tmp_uploaded_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 17.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).

The weakness was presented by Tonn. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-10625 since 10/31/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/29/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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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• E-Commerce Management Software

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• vanquish

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• WooCommerce Support Ticket System Plugin

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• 17.0
• 17.1
• 17.2
• 17.3
• 17.4
• 17.5
• 17.6

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