CVE-2024-54216: WordPress ARForms plugin < 7.0.2 - Path Traversal vulnerability
Modified
Published 06-12-2024Last modified 07-07-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-54216 is a high (CVSS 7.7) Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in reputeinfosystems arforms. EPSS estimates a 0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.7/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.55%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 06-12-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in reputeinfosystems ARForms allows Path Traversal. This issue affects ARForms: from n/a before 7.0.2.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.7Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- NVDNIST7.7HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- wordfenceSource7.7HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.55%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
45%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.55% on 22-09-2026
22-09-202622-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-35Path Traversal: '.../...//'The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '.../...//' (doubled triple dot slash) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
- 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.
Affected systems
Reputeinfosystems1 product
- arforms≥ n/a, < 7.0.2 | ≤ 6.4.1
Wordpress1 product
- arforms≤ 6.4.1
2 vendors · 2 products