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CVE-2024-32830 (GCVE-0-2024-32830)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-17 09:40 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:09
VLAI
Title
WordPress buddyforms plugin <= 2.8.8- Arbitrary File Read and SSRF vulnerability
Summary
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in ThemeKraft BuddyForms allows Server Side Request Forgery, Relative Path Traversal.This issue affects BuddyForms: from n/a through 2.8.8.
Severity
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-17 16:35 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ThemeKraft BuddyForms Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.8.8 (custom)
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Credits
Yudistira Arya (Patchstack Alliance)
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