SB2024110414 - Path traversal in BuddyPress plugin for WordPress
Published: November 4, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024110414
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-10011)
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 "id" parameter. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read or upload arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4327f414-64f4-4193-a5c0-2a5ecdd75e11?source=cve
- https://github.com/buddypress/buddypress/blob/master/src/bp-core/bp-core-avatars.php#L1370
- https://github.com/buddypress/buddypress/blob/master/src/bp-core/bp-core-avatars.php#L1270
- https://codex.buddypress.org/releases/version-14-2-1/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3173924/buddypress/trunk/bp-core/bp-core-avatars.php?contextall=1&old=3102524&old_path=%2Fbuddypress%2Ftrunk%2Fbp-core%2Fbp-core-avatars.php