WordPress ExS Widgets plugin <= 0.3.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

published 2024-07-12 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-37566

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in ExS ExS Widgets allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects ExS Widgets: from n/a through 0.3.1.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-07-12)

Exploit prediction

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

ExS ExS Widgets

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/vulnerability/exs-widgets/wordpress-exs-widgets-plugin-0-3-1-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_i
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-38715
NVD CVE-2024-38715

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Summary