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CVE-2024-1165: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2024-1165 affects the Brizy – Page Builder plugin for WordPress in versions up to and including 2.4.39. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by Wordfence, with public disclosure on February 23, 2024. This Directory Traversal vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to upload files to arbitrary locations on the server (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Path Traversal (CWE-22) issue that occurs via the 'id' parameter. The severity is rated as MEDIUM with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.5 (NIST) and 4.3 (Wordfence). The CVSS vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, and required low privileges (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability enables authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to upload files to arbitrary locations on the server, potentially compromising the integrity of the WordPress installation (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.4.40 of the Brizy – Page Builder plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk (Wordfence).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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