# CVE-2024-9698: Crafthemes Demo Import <= 3.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload in process_uploaded_files

> Administrators can upload arbitrary files via missing validation, potentially leading to remote code execution on the WordPress site.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-72vr-chh5-3rgj

## What is CVE-2024-9698?

CVE-2024-9698 is a high-severity vulnerability in aruphash Crafthemes Demo Import, published on 14 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Crafthemes Demo Import plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'process_uploaded_files' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9698?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-9698?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9698 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Crafthemes Demo Import <= 3.3 - Authenticated ( Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload in process_uploaded_files (github_poc): https://github.com/Nxploited/CVE-2024-9698

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9698 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9698 is a high-severity vulnerability in aruphash Crafthemes Demo Import, published on 14 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: aruphash Crafthemes Demo Import. 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-2024-9698/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9698/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9698
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9698
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9698

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9698/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.