swte Swift Performance Lite Plugin up to 2.3.7.1 on WordPress File path traversal

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in swte Swift Performance Lite Plugin up to 2.3.7.1 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component File Handler. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-10516. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in swte Swift Performance Lite Plugin up to 2.3.7.1 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown part of the component File Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

The Swift Performance Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local PHP File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.7.1 via the 'ajaxify' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary 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 images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.

The weakness was released by Arkadiusz Hydzik. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-10516 since 10/29/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/06/2024). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

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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• swte

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• Swift Performance Lite Plugin

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• 2.3.7.0
• 2.3.7.1

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