CVE-2021-24638 (GCVE-0-2021-24638)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-20 10:06 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
OMGF < 4.5.4 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal in REST API
Summary
The OMGF WordPress plugin before 4.5.4 does not escape or validate the handle parameter of the REST API, which allows unauthenticated users to perform path traversal and overwrite arbitrary CSS file with Google Fonts CSS, or download fonts uploaded on Google Fonts website.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c783a746-f1fe-4d… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | OMGF | Host Google Fonts Locally |
Affected:
4.5.4 , < 4.5.4
(custom)
|
guessed |
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