PT-2024-38402 · WordPress · Wordpress Comments Import & Export

Nicola Scattaglia · Published 2024-10-11 · Updated 2024-10-15 · CVE-2024-7514

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WordPress Comments Import & Export plugin versions up to and including 2.3.7

Description The issue is related to insufficient file path validation during the comments import process, allowing authenticated attackers with Author-level access and above to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server. These files can contain sensitive information.

Recommendations For versions up to and including 2.3.7, update to version 2.3.9 to fully resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the comments import feature to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-7514

Affected Products

Wordpress Comments Import & Export

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7514 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/comments-import-export-woocommerce/tags/2.3.7/includes/importer/class-hf_cmt_impexpcsv-import.php#L346 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/30a79974-ee61-4764-8864-89659b1848a4?source=cve · Note