CVE-2024-44015
WordPress Users Control plugin <= 1.0.16 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in istmoplugins Users Control users-control allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Users Control: from n/a through <= 1.0.16.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.5
WordPress Users Control plugin <= 1.0.16 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in istmoplugins Users Control users-control allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Users Control: from n/a through <= 1.0.16.
- Record
CVE-2024-44015- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-40797
7.5
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in istmoplugins Users Control users-control allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Users Control: from n/a through <= 1.0.16.
- Record
EUVD-2024-40797- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jmp6-fm9v-883q
7.5
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in...
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Users Control allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Users Control: from n/a through 1.0.16.
- Record
GHSA-jmp6-fm9v-883q- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.5
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in istmoplugins Users Control users-control allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Users Control: from n/a through <= 1.0.16.
- Record
CVE-2024-44015- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-44015 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Istmoplugins Users Control, published October 5, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/users-control/vulnerability/wordpress-users-control-plugin-1-0-16-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-44015
patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/users-control/wordpress-users-control-plugin-1-0-16-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jmp6-fm9v-883q