cve/2024/CVE-2024-9224.md

### [CVE-2024-9224](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-9224)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Hello%20World&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=*%3C%3D%202.1.1%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-22%20Improper%20Limitation%20of%20a%20Pathname%20to%20a%20Restricted%20Directory%20('Path%20Traversal')&color=brighgreen)

### Description

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.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-9224