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WordPress File Upload

Plugin description

WordPress File Upload adds file upload forms and file management features for collecting files through WordPress pages and posts.

WordPress File Upload (wordpress-file-upload) is a WordPress plugin with 15 published CVE records in this archive. The latest tracked vulnerability was published Feb 25, 2025; the highest published CVSS base score is 9.8.

Plugin slug: wordpress-file-upload

Latest vulnerability

CVE-2024-13494: WordPress File Upload: Cross-site request forgery

WordPress File Upload is affected by cross-site request forgery. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.

PublishedFeb 25, 2025

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Published vulnerabilities for wordpress-file-upload
		Safe version
Feb 25, 2025	CVE-2024-13494 WordPress File Upload: Cross-site request forgery WordPress File Upload is affected by cross-site request forgery. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.	See mitigation notes	CVE4.3 NVDPending
Jan 08, 2025	CVE-2024-9939 WordPress File Upload: Filesystem traversal WordPress File Upload is affected by filesystem traversal. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.	See mitigation notes	CVE7.5 NVDPending
Jan 08, 2025	CVE-2024-11635 WordPress File Upload: Code execution WordPress File Upload is affected by code execution. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.	See mitigation notes	CVE9.8 NVDPending
Jan 08, 2025	CVE-2024-11613 WordPress File Upload: Filesystem traversal WordPress File Upload is affected by filesystem traversal. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.	See mitigation notes	CVE9.8 NVDPending
Oct 12, 2024	CVE-2024-9047 WordPress File Upload: Filesystem traversal WordPress File Upload is affected by filesystem traversal. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.	See mitigation notes	CVE9.8 NVDPending
Aug 07, 2024	CVE-2024-6494 WordPress File Upload: Cross-site scripting WordPress File Upload is affected by cross-site scripting. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVE6.1 NVDPending
Aug 06, 2024	CVE-2024-6651 WordPress File Upload: Cross-site scripting WordPress File Upload is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVE6.1 NVDPending
Jul 16, 2024	CVE-2024-5852 WordPress File Upload: Filesystem traversal WordPress File Upload is affected by filesystem traversal. Exploitation requires an authenticated contributor account. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.	See mitigation notes	CVE4.3 NVDPending
Apr 09, 2024	CVE-2024-2847 WordPress File Upload: Cross-site scripting WordPress File Upload is affected by cross-site scripting. Exploitation requires an authenticated contributor account. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVE6.4 NVD5.4
Oct 16, 2023	CVE-2023-4811 WordPress File Upload: Cross-site scripting WordPress File Upload is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVE5.4 NVD5.4
Jun 09, 2023	CVE-2023-2767 Wordpress File Upload: Cross-site scripting Wordpress File Upload is affected by cross-site scripting. Exploitation requires an authenticated administrator account. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVE4.4 NVD5.5
Jun 09, 2023	CVE-2023-2688 Wordpress File Upload: Filesystem traversal Wordpress File Upload is affected by filesystem traversal. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.	See mitigation notes	CVE4.9 NVD4.9
Mar 28, 2022	CVE-2021-24962 Wordpress File Upload: Filesystem traversal Wordpress File Upload is affected by filesystem traversal. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending NVD8.8
Mar 07, 2022	CVE-2021-24961 WordPress File Upload: Cross-site scripting WordPress File Upload is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending NVD5.4
Mar 07, 2022	CVE-2021-24960 WordPress File Upload: Cross-site scripting WordPress File Upload is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending NVD5.4

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