CVE-2024-43328

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Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in WPDeveloper EmbedPress allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects EmbedPress: from n/a through 4.0.9.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): Patchstack
CVSS severity: HIGH
CVSS score: 8.3 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Effective score: 8.3 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-22
Reserved: 2024-08-09
Published: 2024-08-19 21:26 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-28 18:10 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2024/43xxx/CVE-2024-43328.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2024-43328 — EmbedPress <= 4.0.9 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion

NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0

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NVD published: 2024-08-19 20:15:07 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-06-17 07:50:48 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 8.3 / 10 HIGH source: audit@patchstack.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore: 1.6 / 10
Impact subscore: 6.0 / 10
EPSS score: 0.0047 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile: 37.16% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-06-30

NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-06-30 21:35 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

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EUVD ID: EUVD-2024-40220
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Aug 19, 2024, 7:26:35 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:10:12 PM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 8.3 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EUVD-reported EPSS: 1.1800
Vendors: WPDeveloper
Products: EmbedPress (n/a ≤4.0.9)
Aliases: GHSA-847c-wppm-4c32

ENISA description: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in WPDeveloper EmbedPress allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects EmbedPress: from n/a through 4.0.9.

EUVD references (1)

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/embedpress/wordpress-embedpress-plugin-4-0-9-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
WPDeveloper	EmbedPress	`n/a` (affected)	—

Affected products — CPE 2.3 (1) NVD

NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.

cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:embedpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/embedpress/wordpress-embedpress-plugin-4-0-9-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry

MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org

Pulled from MITRE's CVE Services API by the 🛰 Backfill from MITRE button.

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/embedpress/wordpress-embedpress-plugin-4-0-9-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry

Web references (5)

DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.

http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-43328 rapid7:attackerkb.com
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-40220 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43328 rapid7:www.cve.org
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/21a1b117-945f-49bc-9ea1-313afa93bf32?source=api-prod rapid7:www.wordfence.com

NVD-tagged references (1)

Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/embedpress/wordpress-embedpress-plugin-4-0-9-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve audit@patchstack.com Third Party Advisory

Indicators (2)

IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.

Type	Value	VirusTotal	Attached
domain	`inclusion.this`	no local data	2026-05-18 21:19 UTC
cve	`CVE-2024-43328`	no local data	2026-06-06 14:23 UTC

Remediations (20)

Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.

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CVE-2024-43328 Detail Description Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in WPDeveloper EmbedPress allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects EmbedPress: from n/a through 4.0.9.

2026-07-30 07:48 UTC
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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2024-43328.json.

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