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Medium · 5.0 CVE-2024-32111 EUVD-2024-29933GHSA-6j7w-22rc-9895

WordPress core < 6.5.5 - Auth. Arbitrary .html File Read (Windows Only) vulnerability

Published Jun 25, 2024 · Updated Apr 28, 2026 · Assigned by Patchstack

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Automattic WordPress 6.5 – ≤ 6.5.4, 6.4 – ≤ 6.4.4, 6.3 – ≤ 6.3.4, 6.2 – ≤ 6.2.5, 6.1 – ≤ 6.1.6, 6.0 – ≤ 6.0.8, 5.9 – ≤ 5.9.9, 5.8 – ≤ 5.8.9, 5.7 – ≤ 5.7.11, 5.6 – ≤ 5.6.13, 5.5 – ≤ 5.5.14, 5.4 – ≤ 5.4.15, 5.3 – ≤ 5.3.17, 5.2 – ≤ 5.2.20, 5.1 – ≤ 5.1.18, 5.0 – ≤ 5.0.21, 4.9 – ≤ 4.9.25, 4.8 – ≤ 4.8.24, 4.7 – ≤ 4.7.28, 4.6… —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS wordpress No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS wordpress No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS wordpress No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS wordpress No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS wordpress No fix yet —

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