CVE-2024-9224 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-9224: Hello World <= 2.1.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read

Vendor Kau-Boy
Product Hello World
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published October 1, 2024
Last update April 8, 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

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 1, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated