CVE-2024-32111

WordPress core < 6.5.5 - Auth. Arbitrary .html File Read (Windows Only) vulnerability

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Automattic WordPress allows Relative Path Traversal.This issue affects WordPress: from 6.5 through 6.5.4, from 6.4 through 6.4.4, from 6.3 through 6.3.4, from 6.2 through 6.2.5, from 6.1 through 6.1.6, from 6.0 through 6.0.8, from 5.9 through 5.9.9, from 5.8 through 5.8.9, from 5.7 through 5.7.11, from 5.6 through 5.6.13, from 5.5 through 5.5.14, from 5.4 through 5.4.15, from 5.3 through 5.3.17, from 5.2 through 5.2.20, from 5.1 through 5.1.18, from 5.0 through 5.0.21, from 4.9 through 4.9.25, from 4.8 through 4.8.24, from 4.7 through 4.7.28, from 4.6 through 4.6.28, from 4.5 through 4.5.31, from 4.4 through 4.4.32, from 4.3 through 4.3.33, from 4.2 through 4.2.37, from 4.1 through 4.1.40.


We have discovered 537,289 live websites that are affected by CVE-2024-32111.

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Affected Software

Product  WordPress
Category Content Management System
Vulnerable Domains537,289 live websites (6.72% of WordPress install base)
Vulnerable Versions
  • from 4.1 through 4.1.40
  • from 4.2 through 4.2.37
  • from 4.3 through 4.3.33
  • from 4.4 through 4.4.32
  • from 4.5 through 4.5.31
  • from 4.6 through 4.6.28
  • from 4.7 through 4.7.28
  • from 4.8 through 4.8.24
  • from 4.9 through 4.9.25
  • from 5 through 5.0.21
  • from 5.1 through 5.1.18
  • from 5.2 through 5.2.20
  • from 5.3 through 5.3.17
  • from 5.4 through 5.4.15
  • from 5.5 through 5.5.14
  • from 5.6 through 5.6.13
  • from 5.7 through 5.7.11
  • from 5.8 through 5.8.9
  • from 5.9 through 5.9.9
  • from 6 through 6.0.8
  • from 6.1 through 6.1.6
  • from 6.2 through 6.2.5
  • from 6.3 through 6.3.4
  • from 6.4 through 6.4.4
  • from 6.5 through 6.5.4
Vulnerable Versions Count481 versions ( 32% of all versions)


Common Weakness Enumeration

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



Details

  • Published - Jun 25, 2024
  • Updated - Apr 28, 2026

Credits

  • Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack) (finder)
  • Edouard L. (Patchstack) (finder)
  • David Fifield (finder)
  • x89 (finder)
  • apple502j (finder)
  • mishre (finder)

Website Distribution by Country

Number of websites using CVE-2024-32111
United States161,666 websites



Germany45,101 websites
Japan43,567 websites
Russia24,593 websites
France21,229 websites
Italy20,892 websites
GB19,161 websites
Poland18,803 websites
Netherlands14,330 websites
Spain12,540 websites

Website Distribution by TLD

Number of websites using CVE-2024-32111
.com222,384 websites
.org25,831 websites
.de25,766 websites
.ru21,363 websites
.net17,324 websites
.it14,467 websites
.pl14,184 websites
.nl12,681 websites
.co.uk11,431 websites
.jp10,269 websites

Vulnerable Versions

Vulnerable versions are highlighted in red

Websites affected by CVE-2024-32111

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******.com United States***
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**********.ca Canada*,***
********.com Singapore*,***
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FAQ

CVE-2024-32111 is Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in WordPress
A total of 537,289 websites have been identified as vulnerable to CVE-2024-32111, based on global website indexing conducted by WebTechSurvey.
The WordPress is affected by the CVE-2024-32111 vulnerability.
WordPress versions up to and including 6.5.4 are vulnerable to CVE-2024-32111.