What is CVE-2024-12885?

CVE-2024-12885 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Shazahm1hotmailcom Connections Business Directory, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-25.

How severe is CVE-2024-12885?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-12885 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Shazahm1hotmailcom Connections Business Directory

CVE-2024-12885

The Connections Business Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary directory deletion due to insufficient file path validation when deleting a connections image directory in all versions up to, and including, 10.4.66. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to delete arbitrary folders on the server and all their content.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.006 (43.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Shazahm1hotmailcom Connections Business Directory — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

cyb3r-w0lf/nuclei-template-collection

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12885?: CVE-2024-12885 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Shazahm1hotmailcom Connections Business Directory, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-25.
How severe is CVE-2024-12885?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12885 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.