Path Traversal in Automattic Wordpress
CVE-2024-32111
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Automattic WordPress allows Relative Path Traversal.This issue affects WordPress: from 6.5 through 6.5.4, from 6.4 through 6.4.4, from 6.3 through 6.3.4, from 6.2 through 6.2.5, from 6.1 through 6.1.6, from 6.0 through 6.0.8, from 5.9 through 5.9.9, from 5.8 through 5.8.9, from 5.7 through 5.7.11, from 5.6 through 5.6.13, from 5.5 through 5.5.14, from 5.4 through 5.4.15, from 5.3 through 5.3.17, from 5.2 through 5.2.20, from 5.1 through 5.1.18, from 5.0 through 5.0.21, from 4.9 through 4.9.25, from 4.8 through 4.8.24, from 4.7 through 4.7.28, from 4.6 through 4.6.28, from 4.5 through 4.5.31, from 4.4 through 4.4.32, from 4.3 through 4.3.33, from 4.2 through 4.2.37, from 4.1 through 4.1.40.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.004 (35.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Automattic Wordpress — versions 6.5, 6.4, 6.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- audit@patchstack.com (vdb-entry)
- audit@patchstack.com (release-notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-32111?
- CVE-2024-32111 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Automattic Wordpress, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2024-06-25.
- How severe is CVE-2024-32111?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-32111 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.