# CVE-2024-8425: WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card <= 2.9.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

> Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files via insufficient validation, potentially leading to remote code execution on WordPress sites using this plugin.

- **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:** 28 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7295-jw97-qrvm

## What is CVE-2024-8425?

CVE-2024-8425 is a critical vulnerability in WP Swings WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card, published on 28 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file type validation in the 'mwb_wgm_preview_mail' and 'mwb_wgm_woocommerce_add_cart_item_data' functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. Please note that this may have been patched on an older version than 2.9.2, however, we do not have access to older versions of the software to confirm when the patch was added. The only patched version we have confirmed is 2.9.3.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8425?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpswings Woocommerce Ultimate Gift Card.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8425?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8425 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-8425 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8425 exists.

Public exploit code:

- The WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads. (github_poc): https://github.com/KTN1990/CVE-2024-8425
- WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card ≤ 2.6.0 - Arbitrary File Upload (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-8425.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8425 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8425 is a critical vulnerability in WP Swings WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card, published on 28 Feb 2025. 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-2024-8425 exists.

Affected product: WP Swings WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card. 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-2024-8425/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8425/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8425
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8425
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8425

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8425/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.