CVE-2024-12849: Error Log Viewer By WP Guru <= 1.0.1.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read

7.5 CVSS

Description

The Error Log Viewer By WP Guru plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1.3 via the wp_ajax_nopriv_elvwp_log_download AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-12849

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.5

Affected Products

Vendor: wpguruin

Product: Error Log Viewer By WP Guru

Nuclei Template

http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-12849.yaml

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.53% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 77.05% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-05 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/57888e36-3a61-4452-b4ea-9db9e422dc2d?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/error-log-viewer-wp/tags/1.0.1.3/error-log-viewer-wp.php#L295
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/error-log-viewer-wp/tags/1.0.1.3/error-log-viewer-wp.php#L479
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3215563%40error-log-viewer-wp&new=3215563%40error-log-viewer-wp&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file10

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