CVE-2024-9648 WP ULike Pro <= 1.9.3 - Unauthenticated Limited Arbitrary File Upload
Unauthenticated attackers can upload malicious files like .php2 or .pht due to insufficient validation, potentially enabling code execution or XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9648?
CVE-2024-9648 is a medium-severity vulnerability in WP ULike Pro, published on 28 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP ULike Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file type validation in the WP_Ulike_Pro_File_Uploader class in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload limited arbitrary files like .php2, .php6, .php7, .phps, .pht, .phtm, .pgif, .shtml, .phar, .inc, .hphp, .ctp, .module, .html, .svg on the affected site's server which may make make other attacks like Cross-Site Scripting possible. Only versions up to 1.8.7 were confirmed vulnerable, however, the earliest tested version for a patch we have access to is 1.9.4, so we are considering 1.9.4 the patched version.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9648?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9648?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9648 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-9648 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9648 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8642-wcxp-3pqm.