CVE-2021-24549

AceIDE <= 2.6.2 - Authenticated (admin+) Arbitrary File Access

Published Aug 23, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4.9 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
The AceIDE WordPress plugin through 2.6.2 does not sanitise or validate the user input which is appended to system paths before using it in various actions, such as to read arbitrary files from the server. This allows high privilege users such as administrator to access any file on the web server outside of the blog directory via a path traversal attack.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-11461 The AceIDE WordPress plugin through 2.6.2 does not sanitise or validate the user input which is appended to system paths before using it in various actions, such as to read arbitrary files from the server. This allows high privilege users such as administrator to access any file on the web server outside of the blog directory via a path traversal attack.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 7:35 PM
Reserved
Jan 14, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 23, 2021, 12:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:40 AM