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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-2920
CVE-2024-2920:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WP-Members Membership Plugin for WordPress contains an Information Exposure vulnerability (CVE-2024-2920) affecting all versions up to and including 3.4.9.3. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by Wordfence, with the initial disclosure made on April 26, 2024 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from the plugin uploading user-supplied files to a publicly accessible directory in wp-content without implementing any access restrictions. The severity is rated as MEDIUM with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to view files uploaded by other users, potentially exposing sensitive information stored in these files (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update to a version newer than 3.4.9.3 once available. The vulnerability was reported to WordPress plugin developers, as evidenced by the plugin repository changes (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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