vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: hello-world: CVE-2024-9224: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Sep 30, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Sep 30, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The Hello World plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Reading in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.1 via the hello_world_lyric() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Solution
hello-world-plugin-cve-2024-9224
References
Rapid7 Labs
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