CVE-2024-12885

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Description

The Connections Business Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary directory deletion due to insufficient file path validation when deleting a connections image directory in all versions up to, and including, 10.4.66. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to delete arbitrary folders on the server and all their content.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/25e0c269-55c2-49f0-96bb-ae2696e2cea8?source=cve

https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-01-25

Updated: 2026-04-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0006