Connections Business Directory <= 10.4.66 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary Directory Deletion

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2024-12885
CVSS Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published January 24, 2025
Last Updated January 25, 2025
Researcher Vincent Fourcade (vinceMatsui)
Description

The Connections Business Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary directory deletion due to insufficient file path validation when deleting a connections image directory in all versions up to, and including, 10.4.66. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to delete arbitrary folders on the server and all their content.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug connections (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 10.4.66
Patched Version
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