CVE-2024-8875: vedees wcms finder.php path traversal

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-09-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in vedees wcms up to 0.3.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /wex/finder.php. The manipulation of the argument p leads to path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Affected products

WCMS: before 0.3.2 — fixed in 0.3.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WCMS 0.3.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/acmglz/bug2_report/blob/main/wcms%20has%20arbitrary%20file%20deletion.md
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.277507
https://vuldb.com/?id.277507
https://vuldb.com/?submit.404206

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