CVE-2024-12159
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Optimize Your Campaigns – Google Shopping – Google Ads – Google Adwords plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.1 due to the print_php_information.php being publicly accessible. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive configuration data that can be leveraged in another attack.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe plugin includes a debug file (print_php_information.php) that is publicly accessible without authentication. This file exposes PHP configuration and potentially sensitive system information that could aid attackers in reconnaissance or further exploitation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the debug fileSearch web root directories and plugin folders for the file named 'print_php_information.php' using file system search or directory listingAffected if The file exists in publicly accessible web directories
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Test unauthenticated HTTP accessSend an HTTP GET request to the file URL (e.g., https://yourdomain.com/path/to/print_php_information.php) without providing any authentication headers or credentialsAffected if The server returns HTTP 200 with content instead of 403, 404, or login redirect
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Verify PHP info exposureExamine the HTTP response body for phpinfo() output, PHP version numbers, configuration details, loaded extensions, or environment variablesAffected if The response contains phpinfo() output or reveals PHP configuration, server variables, or system paths
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Scan for other debug filesSearch for other .php files with names like debug, test, info, phpinfo, or diagnostic in web-accessible directoriesAffected if Additional debug or diagnostic files are found and accessible without authentication
Your environment is affected if print_php_information.php exists in a web-accessible location and can be retrieved via HTTP without authentication, exposing PHP configuration details.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRemove or restrict access to the print_php_information.php file, or update to a patched version when available. Also audit for other similarly exposed debug files.
- Consultation1.0 h
- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-12159 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data