CVE-2024-9193
Published: 28 February 2025
Description
The WHMpress - WHMCS WordPress Integration Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 6.3-revision-0 via the whmpress_domain_search_ajax_extended_results() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. Utilizing the /admin/services.php file, this can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
Security Summary
CVE-2024-9193 is a local file inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the WHMpress - WHMCS WordPress Integration Plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 6.3-revision-0. The issue resides in the whmpress_domain_search_ajax_extended_results() function, which allows unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server. This enables PHP code execution from included files, potentially bypassing access controls or accessing sensitive data, particularly when "safe" file types like images can be uploaded and then included.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely with low complexity and no privileges required, as indicated by its CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Exploitation allows arbitrary PHP code execution, updating of WordPress options, and leveraging the /admin/services.php file to set the default user registration role to administrator while enabling registration. This grants attackers administrative access to the site.
Mitigation details are available in the plugin's change log at https://whmpress.com/docs/change-log/ and Wordfence's threat intelligence advisory at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5f3b0e75-d2f0-48b7-ba33-75c4e998030e?source=cve. Security practitioners should review these for patch information and update to a fixed version if available.
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