File Upload Plugin up to 4.24.15 on WordPress path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in File Upload Plugin up to 4.24.15 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-11613. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in File Upload Plugin up to 4.24.15 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution, Arbitrary File Read, and Arbitrary File Deletion in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.15 via the 'wfu_file_downloader.php' file. This is due to lack of proper sanitization of the 'source' parameter and allowing a user-defined directory path. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-11613 since 11/21/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/17/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Name

• File Upload Plugin

Version

• 4.24.0
• 4.24.1
• 4.24.2
• 4.24.3
• 4.24.4
• 4.24.5
• 4.24.6
• 4.24.7
• 4.24.8
• 4.24.9
• 4.24.10
• 4.24.11
• 4.24.12
• 4.24.13
• 4.24.14
• 4.24.15

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