CVE-2024-13535
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 Actionwear products sync plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.2. This is due the composer-setup.php file being publicly accessible with 'display_errors' set to true. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full path of the web application, which can be used to aid other attacks. The information displayed is not useful on its own, and requires another vulnerability to be present for damage to an affected website.
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 Actionwear products sync WordPress plugin up to version 2.3.2 contains a publicly accessible composer-setup.php file with PHP display_errors enabled. This configuration allows unauthenticated attackers to trigger error messages that expose the full server filesystem path, information that can be leveraged to aid exploitation of other vulnerabilities.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 2.3.3CVSS 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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Identify installed plugin versionLocate the Actionwear Products Sync plugin in your WordPress wp-content/plugins directory and check the main plugin file (usually plugin-name.php or readme.txt) for the Version header, or query it via WP-CLI: wp plugin list --search='actionwear' --format=jsonAffected if The installed version is 2.3.2 or lower (anything below 2.3.3)
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Check for composer-setup.php file existenceList the files in the plugin directory (wp-content/plugins/actionwear-products-sync or similar naming) and look for a file named composer-setup.phpAffected if The composer-setup.php file exists in the plugin directory
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Verify web accessibility of composer-setup.phpAttempt to access the file via HTTP request: curl -I https://yourdomain.com/wp-content/plugins/[plugin-folder]/composer-setup.php (adjust path based on actual plugin folder name)Affected if The file returns an HTTP 200 response and is accessible without authentication
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Check PHP display_errors configurationCheck your PHP configuration (php.ini) or run: php -i | grep display_errors OR create a PHP info page to verify the display_errors setting is OnAffected if PHP display_errors is set to On (enabled)
You are affected if the plugin version is below 2.3.3 AND the composer-setup.php file exists and is web-accessible AND PHP display_errors is enabled, as this combination allows unauthenticated path disclosure.
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.
dbcve · scoped2.3.3
Remove or restrict public access to the composer-setup.php file, and disable display_errors in php.ini or via ini_set() to prevent full path disclosure.
2.3.3
- 1. Navigate to the WordPress admin dashboard
- 2. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- 3. Locate the 'Actionwear Products Sync' plugin
- 4. Click 'Update now' if an update is available, or manually update to version 2.3.3
- 5. Verify the update was successful and the plugin is running version 2.3.3 or higher
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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.
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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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