CVE-2024-37513: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Themewinter WPCafe
CVE-2024-37513 is a path traversal vulnerability in Themewinter WPCafe versions up to 2. 2. 27. This vulnerability allows an attacker to improperly limit a pathname to a restricted directory, potentially enabling unauthorized access to files outside the intended directory. The issue has a high severity score of 8. 5, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided by the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-37513 affects Themewinter's WPCafe plugin, allowing path traversal due to improper limitation of pathnames to restricted directories. This can enable attackers with low privileges and no user interaction to gain high impact on the system by accessing or modifying files outside the intended scope. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.5, reflecting network attack vector, high complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The affected versions include all versions up to 2.2.27. No patch or official remediation level has been disclosed yet.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read, modify, or delete files outside the intended directory scope, potentially leading to full system compromise. The CVSS score of 8.5 indicates a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. However, no known exploits have been reported in the wild so far.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should monitor Themewinter's communications for updates. Applying strict access controls and limiting plugin usage to trusted environments may reduce risk but do not fully mitigate the vulnerability.
CVE-2024-37513: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Themewinter WPCafe
Description
CVE-2024-37513 is a path traversal vulnerability in Themewinter WPCafe versions up to 2. 2. 27. This vulnerability allows an attacker to improperly limit a pathname to a restricted directory, potentially enabling unauthorized access to files outside the intended directory. The issue has a high severity score of 8. 5, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided by the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-37513 affects Themewinter's WPCafe plugin, allowing path traversal due to improper limitation of pathnames to restricted directories. This can enable attackers with low privileges and no user interaction to gain high impact on the system by accessing or modifying files outside the intended scope. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.5, reflecting network attack vector, high complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The affected versions include all versions up to 2.2.27. No patch or official remediation level has been disclosed yet.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read, modify, or delete files outside the intended directory scope, potentially leading to full system compromise. The CVSS score of 8.5 indicates a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. However, no known exploits have been reported in the wild so far.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should monitor Themewinter's communications for updates. Applying strict access controls and limiting plugin usage to trusted environments may reduce risk but do not fully mitigate the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-09T13:11:08.419Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f16599cbff5d86104b0ddb
Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:57:45 AM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 4:51:24 AM
Last updated: 4/29/2026, 6:04:20 AM
Views: 2
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