CVE-2024-0380

Deeper analysis

The WP Recipe Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to directory traversal in all versions through 9.1.0. The flaw exists in shortcode handling of the "icon" attribute and stems from insufficient path validation when referencing server-side files, corresponding to CWE-22. Successful traversal permits an authenticated user to pull the contents of arbitrary SVG files into rendered output, which can subsequently be abused for cross-site scripting.

An attacker needs at minimum contributor-level access to a WordPress site running the affected plugin. By supplying a crafted shortcode, the attacker can force inclusion of SVG files located anywhere on the filesystem that the web server can read. The resulting script execution occurs in the context of other site visitors, enabling theft of session tokens or other client-side actions without requiring interaction from the victim.

References point to a fix committed in changeset 3019769 of the plugin's public icon-handling class, indicating that an updated release beyond 9.1.0 addresses the path traversal. The associated EPSS score remains low and essentially flat (current 0.0618, peak 0.0634), providing no indication of emerging exploitation interest after disclosure.