How severe is CVE-2024-43232?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-43232 known to be exploited?

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

Path Traversal in Wp Onlinesupport, Essential Plugin Timeline And History Slider

CVE-2024-43232

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in WP OnlineSupport, Essential Plugin Timeline and History slider allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Timeline and History slider: from n/a through 2.3.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.005 (42.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Wp Onlinesupport, Essential Plugin Timeline And History Slider — 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-2024-43232?: CVE-2024-43232 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wp Onlinesupport, Essential Plugin Timeline And History Slider, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2024-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-43232?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-43232 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.