CVE-2024-8104 Path traversal in The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended

High 8.8 Published 4 Sep 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated subscribers can exploit a directory traversal flaw to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially exposing sensitive information.

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-2024-8104?

CVE-2024-8104 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in wpextended The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended, published on 4 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.8 via the download_file_ajax function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8104?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpextended Wp Extended.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8104?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8104 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-8104 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8104 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7hvr-66jc-2p7f.