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7.5

WordPress Social Media Plugin Can Leak Sensitive Server Files

CVE-2024-8352 · published 2 years ago
Summary

The Social Media Auto Post plugin for WordPress allows unauthorized access to sensitive server files, potentially exposing confidential information. This plugin, used by many sites, is affected in all versions up to 4.1.11. Update to the latest version to prevent unauthorized file access.

What to do
  • Update hypestudio social_web_suite to version 4.1.12 or later.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
hypestudio social_web_suite < 4.1.12
cpe:2.3:a:hypestudio:social_web_suite:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Original advisory text
The Social Web Suite – Social Media Auto Post, Social Media Auto Publish plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.11 via the download_log ...
The Social Web Suite – Social Media Auto Post, Social Media Auto Publish plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.11 via the download_log function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
7.5 High
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-22Path Traversal
Timeline
Published3 Oct 2024
Updated31 Oct 2026
First seen7 Mar 2026
Sources
CVE-2024-8352 · NVD
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