SB2025040219 - Path traversal in Error Log Viewer By WP Guru plugin for WordPress
Published: April 2, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025040219
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12849)
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 "wp_ajax_nopriv_elvwp_log_download" AJAX action. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/error-log-viewer-wp/tags/1.0.1.3/error-log-viewer-wp.php#L295
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/error-log-viewer-wp/tags/1.0.1.3/error-log-viewer-wp.php#L479
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3215563%40error-log-viewer-wp&new=3215563%40error-log-viewer-wp&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file10
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/57888e36-3a61-4452-b4ea-9db9e422dc2d?source=cve