# CVE-2024-13691: Uncode <= 2.9.1.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read in uncode_recordMedia

> Authenticated attackers with Subscriber access can read arbitrary files on the server due to insufficient input validation in the Uncode WordPress theme.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-95c2-4826-wj9h

## What is CVE-2024-13691?

CVE-2024-13691 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in undsgn Uncode, published on 18 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Uncode theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read due to insufficient input validation in the 'uncode_recordMedia' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.1.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read arbitrary files on the server.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13691?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Undsgn Uncode.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-13691?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13691 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-13691 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13691 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in undsgn Uncode

- [CVE-2024-13681](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13681/): Uncode <= 2.9.1.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read in uncode_admin_get_oembed (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-51501](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51501/): WordPress Uncode Core Plugin <= 2.8.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-13667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13667/): Uncode <= 2.9.1.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via mle-description (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-13691 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-13691 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in undsgn Uncode, published on 18 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13691 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: undsgn Uncode. 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-2024-13691/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13691/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13691
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13691
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13691

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13691/
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