CVE-2021-24638CWE-22

OMGF < 4.5.4 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal in REST API

published September 20, 2021

CVSS
โ€”
EPSS
2%
Percentile
78.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

โš ๏ธ Unauthenticated users can exploit this sneaky path traversal bug in the OMGF WordPress plugin! It lets them overwrite CSS files and mess with font delivery without breaking a sweat. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Think of it like a mischievous guest at a hotel who can sneak into the back office and change the welcome signs โ€” no one checks their ID, so they can swap the fancy font for Comic Sans! This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to your website's styling โ€” imagine a visitor landing on your site and seeing a garish, off-brand look. They could even download the fonts you intended for your beautiful layout, leaving your site looking unprofessional and tarnished.

Put simply

Think of it like a mischievous guest at a hotel who can sneak into the back office and change the welcome signs โ€” no one checks their ID, so they can swap the fancy font for Comic Sans! The OMGF WordPress plugin before version 4.5.4 fails to properly escape or validate the 'handle' parameter in the REST API, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform path traversal attacks and manipulate CSS files.

What to do

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to your website's styling โ€” imagine a visitor landing on your site and seeing a garish, off-brand look. They could even download the fonts you intended for your beautiful layout, leaving your site looking unprofessional and tarnished. To protect your site, immediately update the OMGF plugin to version 4.5.4 or later. Also, review your user permissions to ensure that only authenticated users can perform actions that modify your files. ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ You've got this! Stay proactive, and your website will be in tip-top shape in no time! ๐Ÿš€

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01821 ยท 78.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 ยท Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2021-09-20T10:06Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 SEP 10:06Z
    OMGF < 4.5.4 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal in REST API
    cvelistv5