VDB-287493 · CVE-2024-10708 · GCVE-0-2024-10708

System Dashboard Plugin up to 2.8.14 on WordPress path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in System Dashboard Plugin up to 2.8.14 on WordPress and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-10708. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in System Dashboard Plugin up to 2.8.14 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The System Dashboard WordPress plugin before 2.8.15 does not validate user input used in a path, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform path traversal attacks an read arbitrary files on the server

The weakness was presented by Dogus Demirkiran. The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-10708 since 11/01/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.8.15 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

System Dashboard Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.6

VulDB Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: System Dashboard Plugin 2.8.15

Timelineinfo

11/01/2024 🔍
12/10/2024 +39 days 🔍
12/10/2024 +0 days 🔍
05/17/2025 +158 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Dogus Demirkiran
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-10708 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-10708
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-287493

Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2024 07:31
Updated: 05/17/2025 07:44
Changes: 12/10/2024 07:31 (56), 05/17/2025 07:44 (1)
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