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Path TraversalWeakness · CWE-22

CVE-2024-44017

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-10-02
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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82/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 MinHyeong Lim MH Board mh-board allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects MH Board: from n/a through <= 1.3.2.1.

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 · high confidence

Path traversal vulnerability in MH Board allows attackers to use ".." sequences to traverse directories and access files outside the intended directory, potentially enabling PHP local file inclusion (LFI) for remote code execution.

MitigationImplement strict input validation using basename() to strip path components, whitelist allowed file paths, and avoid using user input directly in include/require statements.

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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
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/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 checks

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

  1. Confirm MH Board plugin installation
    Check WordPress plugins directory for the mh-board folder, or query the WordPress database: SELECT * FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = 'active_plugins'
    Affected if MH Board plugin appears in the active plugins list
  2. Identify installed MH Board version
    Open the main plugin file header in wp-content/plugins/mh-board/mh-board.php and locate the Version field, or check the WordPress plugin admin page
    Affected if Installed version matches or falls within the CVE-affected version range (compare your version to the official CVE affected versions)
  3. Locate file inclusion code
    Search plugin PHP files for include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use dynamic variables or request parameters: grep -rn 'include.*\$' /path/to/wp-content/plugins/mh-board/
    Affected if User-controllable input (like $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST) flows directly into include/require statements without sanitization
  4. Verify path traversal protection is absent
    Examine the code around file inclusion statements to check if basename() is applied to the input path, or if a whitelist validation is in place
    Affected if User input is used in file operations without basename() stripping or path whitelist validation

User is affected if MH Board is installed with a vulnerable version AND the plugin uses user input in file inclusion without proper path sanitization.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement strict input validation using basename() to strip path components, whitelist allowed file paths, and avoid using user input directly in include/require statements.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation3.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,800
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