CVE-2024-38746 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in MakeStories Team MakeStories (for Google Web Stories) allows Path Traversal, Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects MakeStories (for Google Web Stories): from n/a through 3.0.3.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/makestories-helper/wordpress-makestories-for-google-web-stories-plugin-3-0-3-arbitrary-file-download-and-ssrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-08-01T21:02:30.390Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:10:06.362Z

Reserved: 2024-06-19T11:16:57.418Z

Link: CVE-2024-38746

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T14:48:19.569Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-08-01T21:15:27.400

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2024-38746

Redhat

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