Path traversal in Product Input Fields for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU101059

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-10857

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the handle_downloads() function. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Product Input Fields for WooCommerce: 1.0.0 - 1.9.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ashokrane:product-input-fields-for-woocommerce:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ashokrane:product-input-fields-for-woocommerce:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ashokrane:product-input-fields-for-woocommerce:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3195423/product-input-fields-for-woocommerce/trunk?contextall=1&old=3173573&old_path=%2Fproduct-input-fields-for-woocommerce%2Ftrunk
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e45207af-3886-4d95-9cd8-5ecdc683dc58?source=cve

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.