# CVE-2024-12300: AR for WordPress <= 7.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Limited File Upload

> Unauthenticated attackers can upload PHP files via double extension due to missing authorization checks, potentially leading to code execution on vulnerable servers.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-697v-r35h-ff64

## What is CVE-2024-12300?

CVE-2024-12300 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in webandprint AR for WordPress, published on 13 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The AR for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized double extension file upload due to a missing capability check on the set_ar_featured_image() function in all versions up to, and including, 7.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload php files leveraging a double extension attack. It's important to note the file is deleted immediately and double extension attacks only work on select servers making this unlikely to be successfully exploited.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12300?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-12300?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12300 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-12300 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12300 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-12300 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-12300 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in webandprint AR for WordPress, published on 13 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12300 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: webandprint AR for WordPress. 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-2024-12300/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12300/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12300
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12300
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12300

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12300/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.