CVE-2024-9224
The Hello World plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Reading in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.1 via the hello_world_lyric() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Published:Oct 1, 2024
Last Modified:Apr 8, 2026
EPS:Oct 1, 2024
EPSS Score:0.50829
CVSS Score:6.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Kau-boys
Product
Hello World
Kau-boys
Hello World
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
