WordPress WPSection plugin <= 1.3.8 - Contributor+ Limited Local File Inclusion vulnerability

published 2024-08-13 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-40092

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Rashid87 WPSection allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WPSection: from n/a through 1.3.8.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Rashid87 WPSection 1.3.9

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-08-13)

Exploit prediction

0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% 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

Rashid87 WPSection

Classification

Weakness

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

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/vulnerability/wpsection/wordpress-wpsection-plugin-1-3-8-contributor-limited-local-file-inclusion-vu
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-43165
NVD CVE-2024-43165

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Summary