# CVE-2024-6313: Gutenberg Forms <= 2.2.9 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

> Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files via the Gutenberg Forms plugin, potentially leading to remote code execution on the server.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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:** 9 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3g5x-2qp3-gm68

## What is CVE-2024-6313?

CVE-2024-6313 is a critical vulnerability in nikolaystrikhar Gutenberg Forms – WordPress Form Builder Plugin, published on 9 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Gutenberg Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to the users can specify the allowed file types in the 'upload' function in versions up to, and including, 2.2.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6313?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-6313?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6313 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6313 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6313 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6313 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6313 is a critical vulnerability in nikolaystrikhar Gutenberg Forms – WordPress Form Builder Plugin, published on 9 Jul 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-2024-6313 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: nikolaystrikhar Gutenberg Forms – WordPress Form Builder Plugin. 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-2024-6313/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6313/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6313
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6313
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6313

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6313/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.