CVE-2024-5852

WordPress File Upload <= 4.24.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Directory Traversal

mediumImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

4.3

CVSS Score

4.3

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

4.24.8

Patched in

Time to patch

Description

The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.7 via the 'uploadpath' parameter of the wordpress_file_upload shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to upload limited files to arbitrary locations on the web server.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

None

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=4.24.7

PublishedJuly 15, 2024

Last updatedJuly 16, 2024

Affected pluginwp-file-upload

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/39bb69e0-fb18-4737-9eb7-bda2b5bc16a2?source=api-prod

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