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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-10626
CVE-2024-10626:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WooCommerce Support Ticket System plugin for WordPress contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability (CVE-2024-10626) discovered in November 2024. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 17.7. The issue exists in the deleteuploadedfile() function due to insufficient file path validation (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (High). The vulnerability vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, and requiring low privileges (NVD, Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to delete arbitrary files on the server. This can potentially lead to remote code execution when critical files like wp-config.php are deleted (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update to a version newer than 17.7 of the WooCommerce Support Ticket System plugin. The vulnerability was addressed in version 17.8 released on November 1, 2024 (CodeCanyon).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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