CVE-2024-3673 | Web Directory Free < 1.7.3 - Unauthenticated LFI

Exp

The Web Directory Free WordPress plugin before 1.7.3 does not validate a parameter before using it in an include(), which could lead to Local File Inclusion issues.

Published: 2024-08-30 Last update: 2025-05-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-3673 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 92.16%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-3673

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-3673

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-04 92.05% 92.16% +0.11%
2 2026-04-07 91.61% 92.05% +0.44%
3 2026-03-13 91.61%

Full EPSS history (32 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-3673

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.2 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-3673

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-3673

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
salephpscripts web_directory_free < 1.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:salephpscripts:web_directory_free:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2024-3673

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