WordPress Word Balloon plugin <= 4.21.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Priority LOW 29CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in YAHMAN Word Balloon allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Word Balloon: from n/a through 4.21.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00511 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YAHMAN | Word Balloon | up to 4.21.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Word Balloon VendorYAHMAN Affected up to 4.21.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:back2nature:word_balloon:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 4.21.1 | Vulnerable | Back2nature |
- cpe:2.3:a:back2nature:word_balloon:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 4.21.1 Vulnerable ·Back2nature
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-35781
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xvv2-p83f-ppgf
References
More Back2nature Word Balloon vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-04347 Word Balloon < 4.19.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-05418 Word Balloon < 4.20.3 - Avatar Removal via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-35781 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-35781 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xvv2-p83f-ppgf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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