CVE-2024-8988 Information disclosure in PeepSo Core: File Uploads
Unauthenticated attackers can download other users' uploaded files via the file_download endpoint, exposing sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8988?
CVE-2024-8988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PeepSo Core: File Uploads, published on 14 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PeepSo Core: File Uploads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.6.0 via the file_download REST API endpoint due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download files uploaded by others users and expose potentially sensitive information.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8988?
How do I fix CVE-2024-8988?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-8988 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8988 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-27jw-fm48-8f8j.