CVE-2024-37454 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-37454: WordPress AWSM Team – Team Showcase Plugin plugin <= 1.3.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

Vendor Awsm Innovations

Product AWSM Team

Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal

Published July 9, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in AWSM Innovations AWSM Team allows Path Traversal.This issue affects AWSM Team: from n/a through 1.3.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

AWSM Team versions up to 1.3.1 contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows authenticated users to read arbitrary files from the server. An attacker with low-level account access can bypass directory restrictions and access sensitive files outside the intended application directory. No user interaction is required once the attacker is authenticated.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read arbitrary files on the server, including configuration files and other sensitive data.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Sensitive files (config, database credentials, private keys) may be exposed to any authenticated user.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege account on the system.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 9, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37454 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html AskarLabs — CWE-22 write-up Path Traversal

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