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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-8671
CVE-2024-8671:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WooEvents - Calendar and Event Booking plugin for WordPress (versions up to and including 4.1.2) contains an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability (CVE-2024-8671). The vulnerability exists due to insufficient file path validation in the inc/barcode.php file, which allows unauthenticated attackers to overwrite arbitrary files on the server (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Path Traversal issue (CWE-22) that enables arbitrary file overwrite capabilities. It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 CRITICAL (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity with no authentication required for exploitation (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability can lead to remote code execution when critical files like wp-config.php are overwritten. This gives attackers the ability to take complete control of affected WordPress sites (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should immediately update to WooEvents version 4.1.3 or later which contains security hardening to prevent File Overwrite and LFI vulnerabilities (CodeCanyon).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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