CVE-2024-9224

The Hello World plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Reading in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.1 via the hello_world_lyric() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Path Traversal
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
6.5 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
WordfenceCNA
6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 97%
VendorProductVersion
kau-boyshello_world
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< 2.2.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hello-world/tags/2.1.1/hello-world.php#L113
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hello-world/tags/2.1.1/hello-world.php#L35
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2f58df1f-66f7-4e3d-af6d-08174653a2ad?source=cve