vanquish WooCommerce Support Ticket System Plugin up to 17.7 on WordPress wp-config.php delete_uploaded_file path traversal

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in vanquish WooCommerce Support Ticket System Plugin up to 17.7 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is the function delete_uploaded_file of the file wp-config.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-10626. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in vanquish WooCommerce Support Ticket System Plugin up to 17.7 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function delete_uploaded_file of the file wp-config.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The WooCommerce Support Ticket System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_uploaded_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 17.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, 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 shared by Tonn. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-10626 since 10/31/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

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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
• 17.7

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