CVE-2024-32111: automattic wordpress Path Traversal
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-32111 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in automattic wordpress. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 4.1.41.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Duplicates 2Timeline
- 25-06-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 28-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Automattic WordPress allows Relative Path Traversal.This issue affects WordPress: from 6.5 through 6.5.4, from 6.4 through 6.4.4, from 6.3 through 6.3.4, from 6.2 through 6.2.5, from 6.1 through 6.1.6, from 6.0 through 6.0.8, from 5.9 through 5.9.9, from 5.8 through 5.8.9, from 5.7 through 5.7.11, from 5.6 through 5.6.13, from 5.5 through 5.5.14, from 5.4 through 5.4.15, from 5.3 through 5.3.17, from 5.2 through 5.2.20, from 5.1 through 5.1.18, from 5.0 through 5.0.21, from 4.9 through 4.9.25, from 4.8 through 4.8.24, from 4.7 through 4.7.28, from 4.6 through 4.6.28, from 4.5 through 4.5.31, from 4.4 through 4.4.32, from 4.3 through 4.3.33, from 4.2 through 4.2.37, from 4.1 through 4.1.40.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.0MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- NVDNIST5.0MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- wordfenceSource4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.48%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
40%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.48% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Automattic1 product
- wordpress≥ 6.5, ≤ 6.5.4 | ≥ 6.4, ≤ 6.4.4 | ≥ 6.3, ≤ 6.3.4 | ≥ 6.2, ≤ 6.2.5 | ≥ 6.1, ≤ 6.1.6 | ≥ 6.0, ≤ 6.0.8 | ≥ 5.9, ≤ 5.9.9 | ≥ 5.8, ≤ 5.8.9 | ≥ 5.7, ≤ 5.7.11 | ≥ 5.6, ≤ 5.6.13 | ≥ 5.5, ≤ 5.5.14 | ≥ 5.4, ≤ 5.4.15 | ≥ 5.3, ≤ 5.3.17 | ≥ 5.2, ≤ 5.2.20 | ≥ 5.1, ≤ 5.1.18 | ≥ 5.0, ≤ 5.0.21 | ≥ 4.9, ≤ 4.9.25 | ≥ 4.8, ≤ 4.8.24 | ≥ 4.7, ≤ 4.7.28 | ≥ 4.6, ≤ 4.6.28 | ≥ 4.5, ≤ 4.5.31 | ≥ 4.4, ≤ 4.4.32 | ≥ 4.3, ≤ 4.3.33 | ≥ 4.2, ≤ 4.2.37 | ≥ 4.1, ≤ 4.1.40
Ubuntu1 product
- wordpressAll versions (No fix recorded)
Wordpress1 product
- wordpress< 4.1 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 4.1, ≤ 4.1.40 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 4.2, ≤ 4.2.37 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 4.3, ≤ 4.3.33 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 4.4, ≤ 4.4.32 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 4.5, ≤ 4.5.31 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 4.6, ≤ 4.6.28 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 4.7, ≤ 4.7.28 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 4.8, ≤ 4.8.24 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 4.9, ≤ 4.9.25 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 5.0, ≤ 5.0.21 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 5.1, ≤ 5.1.18 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 5.2, ≤ 5.2.20 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 5.3, ≤ 5.3.17 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 5.4, ≤ 5.4.15 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 5.5, ≤ 5.5.14 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 5.6, ≤ 5.6.13 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 5.7, ≤ 5.7.11 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 5.8, ≤ 5.8.9 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 5.9, ≤ 5.9.9 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 6.0, ≤ 6.0.8 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 6.1, ≤ 6.1.6 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 6.2, ≤ 6.2.5 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 6.3, ≤ 6.3.4 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 6.4, ≤ 6.4.4 (fixed in 4.1.41) | ≥ 6.5, ≤ 6.5.4 (fixed in 4.1.41)
3 vendors · 3 products