CVE-2024-9224

Summary

CVE-2024-9224 identifies a vulnerability in the Hello World plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 2.1.1, which allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to read arbitrary files on the server through the hello_world_lyric() function. This flaw poses a significant risk as it can expose sensitive information, leading to potential data breaches. The severity of the vulnerability is rated as medium, with a CVSS base score of 6.5 and a high confidentiality impact. To remediate this issue, users are advised to update the Hello World plugin to a version beyond 2.1.1 immediately. Organizations using affected versions should be cautious of unauthorized access attempts that could exploit this flaw for information theft.

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