High severity · published Jun 7, 2024
CVE-2024-5481
Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery <= 1.8.23 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Path Traversal via esc_dir Function
8.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.23 via the esc_dir function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to cut and paste (copy) the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information, and to cut (delete) arbitrary directories, including the root WordPress directory. By default this can be exploited by administrators only. In the premium version of the plugin, administrators can give gallery edit permissions to lower level users, which might make this exploitable by users as low as contributors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PG
Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery · 10web
through 1.8.23 · source: vendor
PG
Photo Gallery · 10web
before 1.8.24 · source: NVD
Affected product
PG
Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery
10web
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5481
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5481
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/photo-gallery/trunk/filemanager/controller.php#L178
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/photo-gallery/trunk/filemanager/controller.php#L436
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/photo-gallery/trunk/filemanager/controller.php#L512
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3098798/
Product
https://wordpress.org/plugins/photo-gallery/#developers
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/76c38826-4d49-4204-b6b6-b01d01373fa9?source=cve
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