# CVE-2024-6477: UsersWP < 1.2.12 - Users Information Disclosure

> Unauthenticated attackers can download user export files with predictable names to steal sensitive data like emails and IPs.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 27 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jrj5-pj64-4f42

## What is CVE-2024-6477?

CVE-2024-6477 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown UsersWP, published on 3 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The UsersWP WordPress plugin before 1.2.12 uses predictable filenames when an admin generates an export, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to download them and retrieve sensitive information such as IP, username, and email address

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6477?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ayecode Userswp.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6477?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6477 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6477 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6477 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown UsersWP

- [CVE-2024-6265](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6265/): SQL injection in UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-2423](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2423/): UsersWP <= 1.2.6 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2022-47442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47442/): WordPress UsersWP Plugin <= 1.2.3.9 is vulnerable to CSV Injection (medium 5.8)
- [CVE-2022-0442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0442/): UsersWP < 1.2.3.1 - Subscriber+ User Avatar Override (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6477 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6477 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown UsersWP, published on 3 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6477 exists.

Affected product: Unknown UsersWP. 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-2024-6477/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6477/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6477
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6477
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6477

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6477/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.