What is CVE-2024-38715?

CVE-2024-38715 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exs Widgets, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-38715?

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

Is CVE-2024-38715 known to be exploited?

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

Path Traversal in Exs Widgets

CVE-2024-38715

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in ExS ExS Widgets allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects ExS Widgets: from n/a through 0.3.1.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.005 (38.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Exs Widgets — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

audit@patchstack.com (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38715?: CVE-2024-38715 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exs Widgets, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-38715?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-38715 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.