Chimpstudio CS Framework Plugin up to 6.9 on WordPress wp-config.php cs_widget_file_delete path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Chimpstudio CS Framework Plugin up to 6.9 on WordPress. This affects the function cs_widget_file_delete of the file wp-config.php. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-12035. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Chimpstudio CS Framework Plugin up to 6.9 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function cs_widget_file_delete 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The CS Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the cs_widget_file_delete() function in all versions up to, and including, 6.9. 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 released by Tonn. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-12035 since 12/02/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched 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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• WordPress Plugin

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• Chimpstudio

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• CS Framework Plugin

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• 6.0
• 6.1
• 6.2
• 6.3
• 6.4
• 6.5
• 6.6
• 6.7
• 6.8
• 6.9

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