Vulnerability · Published Nov 23, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2021-24644Images to WebP < 1.9 - Authenticated Local File Inclusion

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in Images to WebP from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 5.9% (higher than 93% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)5.9%top 6.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Nuclei

Official description

The Images to WebP WordPress plugin before 1.9 does not validate or sanitise the tab parameter before passing it to the include() function, which could lead to a Local File Inclusion issue

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Unknown Images to WebP 1.9 – before 1.9

Weakness: CWE-22

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