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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-8252
CVE-2024-8252:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Clean Login plugin for WordPress contains a Local File Inclusion vulnerability (CVE-2024-8252) affecting all versions up to and including 1.14.5. The vulnerability exists in the 'template' attribute of the clean-login-register shortcode (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to include and execute arbitrary files on the server through the 'template' attribute of the clean-login-register shortcode. This enables the execution of any PHP code contained within those files. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability can be exploited to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution, particularly in scenarios where images and other 'safe' file types can be uploaded and included (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to a version newer than 1.14.5 of the Clean Login plugin to address this vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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