WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline…: Path Traversal: '.../...//'
CVE-2024-47324 is a high-severity path traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline plugin from Ex-Themes, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. Affected WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline plugin versions: 3.6.7 and earlier. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Check which version of WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline plugin you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ex-Themes | WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline plugin | 3.6.7 and earlier | Not stated |
| Ex-themes | wp_timeline | 3.6.7 and earlier | Not stated |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- HighSuccess depends on conditions outside the attacker's control.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (patchstack.com).
Official description
Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in Ex-Themes WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline plugin wp-timelines.This issue affects WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline plugin: from n/a through <= 3.6.7.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Path Traversal: '.../...//'
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '.../...//' (doubled triple dot slash) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Inputs should be decoded and canonicalized to the application's current internal representation before being validated (CWE-180). Make sure that the application does not decode the same input twice (CWE-174). Such errors could be used to bypass allowlist validation schemes by introducing dangerous inputs after they have been checked.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other references
Other vulnerabilities in WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline plugin
- 7.1 High severity
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Recent Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerabilities
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