WordPress File Upload: Filesystem traversal
WordPress File Upload is affected by filesystem traversal. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.
- Component
- WordPress File Upload
- Plugin slug
wp-file-upload- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jan 07, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Jan 07, 2025 and is one of 12 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WordPress File Upload 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 WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wfu_ajax_action_read_subfolders' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.15. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to perform limited path traversal to view directories and subdirectories in WordPress. Files cannot be viewed.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N