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2 vulnerabilities found for Hello World by kau-boy
CVE-2024-9224 (GCVE-0-2024-9224)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2024-10-01 08:30 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:44
VLAI
Title
Hello World <= 2.1.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read
Summary
The Hello World plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Reading in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.1 via the hello_world_lyric() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| kau-boy | Hello World |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.1.1
(semver)
|
Credits
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CVE-2024-9224 (GCVE-0-2024-9224)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-01 08:30 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:44
VLAI
Title
Hello World <= 2.1.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read
Summary
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Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| kau-boy | Hello World |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.1.1
(semver)
|
Credits
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