What is CVE-2024-27954?

CVE-2024-27954 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wp Automatic, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2024-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-27954?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-27954 known to be exploited?

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

Path Traversal in Wp Automatic

CVE-2024-27954

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in WP Automatic Automatic allows Path Traversal, Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects Automatic: from n/a through 3.92.0.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.933 (99.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Wp Automatic — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-automatic/wordpress-automatic-plugin-3… (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27954?: CVE-2024-27954 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wp Automatic, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2024-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-27954?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-27954 known to be exploited?: 29 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.