DroipWordPress extension · Themeum

CVE-2024-43955

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-08-29
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.1.1 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Themeum Droip allows File Manipulation.This issue affects Droip: from n/a through 1.1.1.

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 confidence

Path traversal vulnerability in Themeum Droip allows attackers to manipulate file paths using '../' sequences to access files outside the intended directory. The CVSS 7.5 rating indicates high exploitability and significant potential impact on file system integrity.

MitigationImplement strict path validation and canonicalization - all file paths should be resolved to absolute paths and verified to remain within allowed directories before any file operations occur. Additionally, apply principle of least privilege to file access operations.

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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
DroipWordPress extension
Affected:<= 1.1.1

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
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Themeum Droip is installed
    Check your WordPress plugins directory or theme list for Themeum Droip plugin/theme
    Affected if Themeum Droip is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Identify installed version
    View the main plugin/theme file header or readme.txt for the version number
    Affected if Version is 1.1.1 or lower
  3. Check for file upload or import functionality
    Review Droip settings for file upload, import, or attachment handling features
    Affected if File operations using user-supplied paths are enabled
  4. Verify file operation permissions
    Check if the web server user has read access to directories outside the wp-content/uploads folder
    Affected if The application can traverse paths using '../' sequences in file operations
  5. Test path handling in file features
    If import/upload features exist, attempt to reference a file outside the intended directory using '../' in the path
    Affected if The application allows path traversal to access files outside the intended directory

The environment is affected if Themeum Droip version 1.1.1 or lower is installed AND file operations that accept user-supplied paths are enabled and accessible.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.1.1
Interim mitigation

Implement strict path validation and canonicalization - all file paths should be resolved to absolute paths and verified to remain within allowed directories before any file operations occur. Additionally, apply principle of least privilege to file access operations.

Fix this in Droip Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,640
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