CVE-2024-31232
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 · uneditedImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Sizam Design Rehub allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Rehub: from n/a through 19.6.1.
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 · moderate confidenceThe vulnerability is a path traversal (directory traversal) issue in the Rehub WordPress theme that allows attackers to use '../' sequences to access files outside the intended directory. Combined with PHP Local File Inclusion, an attacker can potentially read sensitive files or execute arbitrary PHP code if they can control or upload files to accessible locations.
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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
- High
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Confirm Rehub theme installation and versionNavigate to WordPress dashboard > Appearance > Themes. Locate the Rehub theme and note the version number displayed, or check the style.css file in the theme directory for the 'Version:' header.Affected if The installed version is lower than 19.6.2 (e.g., 19.6.1, 19.5.x, earlier versions).
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Identify accessible file inclusion endpointsSearch theme PHP files for include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use variables (e.g., include($file), require($path)) without proper sanitization. Common locations include template files, shortcode handlers, or AJAX callbacks.Affected if File inclusion functions accept user-controlled input without validation or use of basename() realpath() functions to prevent traversal.
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Check for '../' pattern in request parametersReview theme code for GET/POST parameters that might be used in file operations. Test suspected parameters by sending requests with '../' sequences (e.g., ?file=../../wp-config.php) to identify if traversal is blocked.Affected if The application accepts '../' sequences and returns file contents or includes files outside the intended directory.
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Verify LFI to RCE potentialCheck if the web server has write-accessible directories (upload folders, cache directories) where attackers could place malicious PHP files, and if the file inclusion vulnerability can reach those locations.Affected if The server allows file uploads to accessible paths and the LFI can include those uploaded files for code execution.
A system is affected if it runs Rehub theme versions prior to 19.6.2 AND contains file inclusion code that accepts unsanitized user input, allowing path traversal with '../' sequences to read sensitive files or potentially execute code.
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 dataUpdate Rehub theme to version 19.6.2 or later which contains the security patch. If immediate updating is not feasible, implement web application firewall rules to block directory traversal patterns (../) and restrict file inclusion operations.
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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.
- 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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