CVE-2024-56281
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 Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in codemstory 워드프레스 결제 심플페이 pgall-for-woocommerce allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects 워드프레스 결제 심플페이: from n/a through <= 5.2.0.
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 PHP Local File Inclusion vulnerability exists in the pgall-for-woocommerce (워드프레스 결제 심플페이) plugin through version 5.2.0. The application improperly controls filenames used in include/require statements, allowing remote attackers to include arbitrary local PHP files and potentially expose sensitive server files, configuration data, or source code.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the pgall-for-woocommerce plugin installationCheck if the plugin directory exists in your WordPress installation at wp-content/plugins/pgall-for-woocommerce/Affected if The plugin directory exists on the server
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Identify the installed plugin versionOpen wp-content/plugins/pgall-for-woocommerce/readme.txt and locate the 'Stable tag:' line, or inspect the main plugin PHP file header for the 'Version:' commentAffected if The reported version is 5.2.0 or lower
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Confirm the plugin is activeIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify pgall-for-woocommerce shows as 'Active', or query the wp_options table for option_name='active_plugins'Affected if The plugin is active and running
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Search for vulnerable file inclusion codeGrep the plugin source files for patterns like 'include(', 'require(', 'include_once(', 'require_once(' where user input or unsanitized variables are used as the file path argumentAffected if Unsanitized file inclusion calls are present in the plugin code and the attacker can control the included file path
You are affected if the pgall-for-woocommerce plugin is installed, active, and running version 5.2.0 or lower with exploitable file inclusion logic accessible to attackers.
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 a patched version once available. If no patch exists, disable the plugin immediately. Implement proper input validation and use whitelist approaches for any file inclusion logic to prevent path traversal.
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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