CVE-2024-50508
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 Chetan Khandla Woocommerce Product Design woo-product-design allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Woocommerce Product Design: from n/a through <= 1.0.0.
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 confidenceA path traversal vulnerability in the WooCommerce Product Design plugin (versions <= 1.0.0) allows unauthenticated attackers to access files outside the intended restricted directory by manipulating file path inputs. The CVSS 7.5 score indicates high severity due to the potential for reading sensitive system files.
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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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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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Verify WooCommerce Product Design plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory or wp-admin/plugins.php for 'WooCommerce Product Design' or 'pd' plugin listingAffected if Plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Determine installed plugin versionAccess the plugin file header (typically in /wp-content/plugins/pd-product-designer/index.php or similar) and locate the 'Version:' field, or view via WordPress admin Plugins pageAffected if Version number is 1.0.0 or lower
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Identify plugin directory pathLocate the base plugin directory - typically wp-content/plugins/pd-product-designer/ or similar naming pattern containing 'product-design' or 'pd'Affected if Plugin files exist in the WordPress plugins folder
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Check for file upload or file access functionalityReview plugin source code for functions handling file paths - look for include/require statements, file_get_contents, or file upload handlers that accept user-supplied pathsAffected if The plugin contains file operation code that processes user input as file paths without proper sanitization
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Test for path traversal vulnerabilityIf the plugin exposes an endpoint accepting file paths, attempt a controlled test request with a path like ../../../../wp-config.php (on a non-production test environment only)Affected if The plugin accepts and processes path traversal sequences (../) in file path parameters
The environment is affected if the WooCommerce Product Design plugin is installed with version 1.0.0 or lower and contains file handling functionality that processes user-supplied paths.
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 to the latest version of the plugin when available. Apply input validation and proper path sanitization to ensure file paths resolve within the intended directory boundaries. If no patch exists, implement web application firewall rules to block path traversal sequences (e.g., ../).
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-50508 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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