galdub Free Responsive Testimonials, Social Proof Reviews, and Customer Reviews Plugin Shortcode stars-testimonials-with-slider-and-masonry-grid filename control

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A vulnerability was found in galdub Free Responsive Testimonials, Social Proof Reviews, and Customer Reviews Plugin up to 3.3.3 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function stars-testimonials-with-slider-and-masonry-grid of the component Shortcode Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to filename control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-11429. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in galdub Free Responsive Testimonials, Social Proof Reviews, and Customer Reviews Plugin up to 3.3.3 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function stars-testimonials-with-slider-and-masonry-grid of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a filename control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-98. The PHP application receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before its usage in "require," "include," or similar functions. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Free Responsive Testimonials, Social Proof Reviews, and Customer Reviews – Stars Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.3 via the 'stars-testimonials-with-slider-and-masonry-grid' shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary PHP files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where PHP files can be uploaded and included.

The weakness was released by Peter Thaleikis. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-11429 since 11/19/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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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• galdub

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• Free Responsive Testimonials, Social Proof Reviews, and Customer Reviews Plugin

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• 3.3.0
• 3.3.1
• 3.3.2
• 3.3.3

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