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Limited ExploitationCVE-2024-10708Public Exploit

System Dashboard WordPress Plugin - Path Traversal (CVE-2024-10708)

PublishedDec 10, 2024
First SeenN/A
Last Seen
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CVSS4.9
Bowo
BowoSystem Dashboard
cmswordpress

Description

The System Dashboard WordPress plugin before 2.8.15 does not validate user input used in a path, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform path traversal attacks an read arbitrary files on the server

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CVE-2024-10708 is a vulnerability in the System Dashboard WordPress plugin prior to version 2.8.15 that allows high-privilege users, such as administrators, to exploit improper input validation for path traversal attacks. This flaw could enable attackers with admin access to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially exposing sensitive information.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 29th of October 2025.

CrowdSec has not observed any significant exploitation activity targeting CVE-2024-10708 across its network. As a result, no community-driven trend analysis is available for this vulnerability at this time.

Attackers exploit the /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php endpoint with the action=sd_viewer and a crafted filename parameter to perform path traversal and access sensitive files such as wp-config.php. This attack pattern specifically targets WordPress sites with the System Dashboard plugin enabled.

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EventDate
CVE Published2024-12-10
Rule Released2025-10-29

Related Weaknesses

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

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