CVE-2024-32111: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Automattic WordPress
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-22) in Automattic WordPress allows an attacker to perform relative path traversal by bypassing restrictions on pathnames to restricted directories. It affects a wide range of WordPress versions from 4.1 up to 6.5.4. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires network access, has high complexity, requires low privileges, and no user interaction, with limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. No official remediation level or patch links are provided in the data, and no known exploits are reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with low privileges to access files outside intended directories, potentially exposing sensitive information or causing limited integrity and availability impacts. The overall impact is rated medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.0. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official remediation or patch links are provided, users should monitor Automattic's WordPress security advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, restrict access to WordPress installations and limit privileges to trusted users to reduce risk.
CVE-2024-32111: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Automattic WordPress
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 v3.1
Score 5.0medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-22) in Automattic WordPress allows an attacker to perform relative path traversal by bypassing restrictions on pathnames to restricted directories. It affects a wide range of WordPress versions from 4.1 up to 6.5.4. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires network access, has high complexity, requires low privileges, and no user interaction, with limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. No official remediation level or patch links are provided in the data, and no known exploits are reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with low privileges to access files outside intended directories, potentially exposing sensitive information or causing limited integrity and availability impacts. The overall impact is rated medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.0. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official remediation or patch links are provided, users should monitor Automattic's WordPress security advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, restrict access to WordPress installations and limit privileges to trusted users to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-04-10T19:19:25.420Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f16522cbff5d86104aa553
Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:55:46 AM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 2:45:14 AM
Last updated: 6/13/2026, 10:35:07 AM
Views: 26
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