Path traversal in BuddyPress - CVE-2024-10011
Published: November 4, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99649
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-10011
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
BuddyPress
How to mitigate CVE-2024-10011
Install update from vendor's website.
BuddyPress - update to 14.2.1
External 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