CVE-2024-35162

Published: May 22, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026Deferred

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

Path traversal vulnerability exists in Download Plugins and Themes from Dashboard versions prior to 1.8.6. If this vulnerability is exploited, a remote authenticated attacker with "switch_themes" privilege may obtain arbitrary files on the server.

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (4)

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN85380030/

Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp

https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-plugins-dashboard/

Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN85380030/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-plugins-dashboard/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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