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 and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (72.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Kau-Boy Hello World — versions 0
- Kau-Boys Hello World
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2f58df1f-66f7-4e3d-af6d-08174… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hello-world/tags/2.1.1/hello-world.php (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hello-world/tags/2.1.1/hello-world.php (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3161773/
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.