Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size: A security weakness
Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least author-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size
- Plugin slug
big-file-uploads- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 07, 2024
This CVE was published Sep 07, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This is due the plugin not sanitizing a file path in an error message. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to retrieve the full path of the web application, which can be used to aid other attacks. The information displayed is not useful on its own, and requires another vulnerability to be present for damage to an affected website.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N