CVE-2024-35778 is a critical Path Traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) affecting John West Slideshow SE PHP Local File Inclusion, specifically versions up to and including 2.5.17. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to access arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to full system compromise. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, resulting in high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:slideshow_se_project:slideshow_se:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.