WordPress File Upload <= 4.24.11 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read and Deletion in wfu_file_downloader.php

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2024-9047
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published October 11, 2024
Last Updated October 12, 2024
Researcher Arkadiusz Hydzik
Description

The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.11 via wfu_file_downloader.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read or delete files outside of the originally intended directory. Successful exploitation requires the targeted WordPress installation to be using PHP 7.4 or earlier.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-file-upload (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.24.11
Patched Version
  • 4.24.12
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