CVE-2024-13720 WP Image Uploader <= 1.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion
Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to remote code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13720?
CVE-2024-13720 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in filipmedia WP Image Uploader, published on 30 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Image Uploader plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the gky_image_uploader_main_function() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13720?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ivanm Wp Image Uploader.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13720?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13720 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-13720 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13720 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in filipmedia WP Image Uploader
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mpf5-4599-xvw2.