What is CVE-2024-9224?

CVE-2024-9224 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kau-boy Hello World, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-10-01.

How severe is CVE-2024-9224?

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

Is CVE-2024-9224 known to be exploited?

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

Path Traversal in Kau-boy Hello World

CVE-2024-9224

The Hello World plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Reading in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.1 via the hello_world_lyric() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.508 (97.9th 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

Kau-boy Hello World — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9224?: CVE-2024-9224 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kau-boy Hello World, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-10-01.
How severe is CVE-2024-9224?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-9224 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.