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Information ExposureWeakness · CWE-200

CVE-2024-6562

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-08-12
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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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
The affiliate-toolkit – WordPress Affiliate Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.5. This is due display_errors being set to true . This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full path of the web application, which can be used to aid other attacks. The information displayed is not useful on its own, and requires another vulnerability to be present for damage to an affected website.

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

The affiliate-toolkit WordPress plugin has display_errors enabled, causing PHP to output full file paths when errors occur. This allows unauthenticated attackers to discover the webroot absolute path, information that can aid in targeting other vulnerabilities.

MitigationDisable display_errors in php.ini or via ini_set() in the plugin, and ensure WP_DEBUG is set to false in production WordPress environments.

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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
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

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  1. Verify affiliate-toolkit plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and check if the affiliate-toolkit plugin is installed and active, or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the affiliate-toolkit folder
    Affected if The plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation
  2. Check PHP display_errors configuration
    Create a PHP file with <?php phpinfo(); ?> and search for display_errors, or run php -i from command line, or check php.ini for display_errors = On
    Affected if display_errors is set to On (enabled)
  3. Check WordPress WP_DEBUG setting
    Open wp-config.php and look for define('WP_DEBUG', true); or define('WP_DEBUG', true); // Added by plugin
    Affected if WP_DEBUG is set to true
  4. Test for path disclosure
    Trigger a PHP error or notice (e.g., access a non-existent page or function) and inspect the error output for absolute file paths
    Affected if Full absolute file paths (e.g., /var/www/html/) appear in error messages

The environment is affected if the affiliate-toolkit plugin is installed AND either PHP display_errors is enabled or WP_DEBUG is set to true, allowing path disclosure in error messages.

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

Disable display_errors in php.ini or via ini_set() in the plugin, and ensure WP_DEBUG is set to false in production WordPress environments.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Review / QA1.0 h
5.0 hours of engineering $910
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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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