# CVE-2024-49326: WordPress Affiliator plugin <= 2.1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

> Attackers can upload malicious web shells to the server via the Affiliator plugin, leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-35w5-h9v9-m2qp

## What is CVE-2024-49326?

CVE-2024-49326 is a critical vulnerability in Vasileios Kerasiotis Affiliator, published on 20 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Vasileios Kerasiotis Affiliator affiliator-lite allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Affiliator: from n/a through <= 2.1.3.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49326?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vasiliskerasiotis Affiliator.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-49326?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49326 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-49326 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49326 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-49326 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-49326 is a critical vulnerability in Vasileios Kerasiotis Affiliator, published on 20 Oct 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-2024-49326 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Vasileios Kerasiotis Affiliator. 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-2024-49326/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49326/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49326
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49326
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49326

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49326/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.