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CVE-2024-38746 (GCVE-0-2024-38746)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-01 21:02 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:10
VLAI
Title
WordPress MakeStories (for Google Web Stories) plugin <= 3.0.3 - Arbitrary File Download and SSRF vulnerability
Summary
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in MakeStories Team MakeStories (for Google Web Stories) allows Path Traversal, Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects MakeStories (for Google Web Stories): from n/a through 3.0.3.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-02 14:48 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
MakeStories Team MakeStories (for Google Web Stories) Affected: n/a , ≤ 3.0.3 (custom)
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Credits
Majed Refaea (Patchstack Alliance)
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