CVE-2024-54366
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the Vimeography WordPress plugin exposes sensitive information through error messages, potentially revealing full server paths. Attackers can exploit this to gather reconnaissance data about the server environment. All WordPress sites using Vimeography versions up to 2.4.4 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Vimeography WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Full server path disclosure enables attackers to map server structure, potentially facilitating more serious attacks like directory traversal or local file inclusion.
Likely Case
Attackers obtain server path information that aids in reconnaissance for further exploitation attempts.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact with proper error handling and web server configuration that suppresses detailed error messages.
🎯 Exploit Status
Information disclosure vulnerabilities typically require minimal technical skill to exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.4.5 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Vimeography and click 'Update Now'. 4. Alternatively, download version 2.4.5+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Detailed Error Reporting
allConfigure WordPress and web server to suppress detailed error messages from being displayed to users.
In wp-config.php: define('WP_DEBUG', false);
In Apache: php_flag display_errors off
In Nginx: fastcgi_param PHP_ADMIN_VALUE "display_errors=off";
Temporarily Disable Plugin
linuxDeactivate Vimeography plugin until patched version is available.
wp plugin deactivate vimeography
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Vimeography plugin entirely.
- Implement web application firewall rules to block requests that trigger error messages.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel for Vimeography plugin version. If version is 2.4.4 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get vimeography --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Vimeography plugin version is 2.4.5 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- HTTP requests to Vimeography endpoints returning error messages with full server paths
- Unusual error log entries containing path disclosures
Network Indicators:
- HTTP responses containing server file paths in error messages
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND (message="*vimeography*" AND message="*error*" AND message="*/path/*")