# CVE-2020-24948: File upload in n/a

> High-privilege users can upload arbitrary files via the import feature, leading to remote command execution.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Sep 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rx6v-3mjq-w67p

## What is CVE-2020-24948?

CVE-2020-24948 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Sep 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The ao_ccss_import AJAX call in Autoptimize Wordpress Plugin 2.7.6 does not ensure that the file provided is a legitimate Zip file, allowing high privilege users to upload arbitrary files, such as PHP, leading to remote command execution.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24948?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Autoptimize Autoptimize.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-24948?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24948 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-24948 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24948 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-24376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24376/): Autoptimize < 2.7.8 - Arbitrary File Upload via "Import Settings" (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-24377](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24377/): Autoptimize < 2.7.8 - Race Condition leading to RCE (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-2113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2113/): Autoptimize < 3.1.7 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Settings Import (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2022-2635](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2635/): Autoptimize < 3.1.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2021-24378](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24378/): Autoptimize < 2.7.8 - Authenticated Stored XSS via File Upload (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-24948 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-24948 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Sep 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24948 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24948/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24948/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24948
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24948
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-24948

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24948/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.