CVE-2024-52444
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 wpopal Opal Woo Custom Product Variation opal-woo-custom-product-variation allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Opal Woo Custom Product Variation: from n/a through <= 1.1.3.
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 confidencePath traversal vulnerability in the Opal Woo Custom Product Variation WordPress/WooCommerce plugin allows attackers to access files outside restricted directories by manipulating file paths with traversal sequences (e.g., ../). This could enable unauthorized access to 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
- 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm plugin installationIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'Opal Woo Custom Product Variation'. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named similarly to 'opal-woo-custom-product-variation' or check the plugin's main PHP file header for the Version comment.Affected if The plugin is found installed and active in the WordPress environment
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Identify installed versionRead the plugin version from the plugin header in its main PHP file (usually in /wp-content/plugins/opal-woo-custom-product-variation/ or similar folder name), or view it in the WordPress plugins list.Affected if The installed version is lower than the latest patched version released after the CVE publication date (February 2025)
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Check for file-related functionalityExamine the plugin settings and functionality for any file access, file upload, file download, import/export, or template file loading features. Look for options that accept file paths or file names.Affected if The plugin exposes any functionality that processes file paths, especially if user-supplied paths can be passed to file operations
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Review access logs for traversal attemptsSearch web server access logs (Apache, Nginx) for requests to the plugin endpoint that contain '../' sequences or absolute path patterns (e.g., /etc/passwd, ../../). Common patterns: grep -r "../" /var/log/apache2/ or check WordPress debug logs.Affected if Malicious traversal sequences are observed in logs targeting the plugin's file-related endpoints
A user is affected if the Opal Woo Custom Product Variation plugin is installed with an unpatched version AND exposes any file path handling functionality that could accept traversal sequences.
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 the plugin to the latest patched version. If no patch is available, restrict file access at the web server level and consider disabling the plugin until a fix is released.
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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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