Vulnerability in Webangon News Element
CVE-2024-6459
The News Element Elementor Blog Magazine WordPress plugin before 1.0.6 is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion via the template parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attacker to include and execute PHP files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (62.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Webangon News Element
- News Element Elementor Blog Magazine — versions 0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/330359fa-d085-4923-b5a8-c0e2e5267247/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6459?
- CVE-2024-6459 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Webangon News Element, classified under CWE-22 IMPROPER LIMITATION OF A PATHNAME TO A RESTRICTED DIRECTORY ('PATH TRAVERSAL'). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6459?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6459 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.