vanquish User Extra Fields Plugin up to 16.6 on WordPress wp-config.php delete_tmp_uploaded_file path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in vanquish User Extra Fields Plugin up to 16.6 on WordPress. This affects the function delete_tmp_uploaded_file of the file wp-config.php. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-11150. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in vanquish User Extra Fields Plugin up to 16.6 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function delete_tmp_uploaded_file of the file wp-config.php. 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 integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The WordPress User Extra Fields 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, 16.6. 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 published by Chloe Chamberland. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-11150 since 11/12/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/13/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:wp-config.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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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• vanquish

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• User Extra Fields Plugin

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• 16.0
• 16.1
• 16.2
• 16.3
• 16.4
• 16.5
• 16.6

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