CVE-2021-24363: 10web photo_gallery Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-24363 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Path Traversal vulnerability in 10web photo_gallery. EPSS estimates a 1.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 1.5.75.

Timeline

1. 16-08-2021
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.5.75 did not ensure that uploaded files are kept inside its uploads folder, allowing high privilege users to put images/SVG anywhere in the filesystem via a path traversal vector

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.