CVE-2024-9849 Real3D Flipbook Lite – 3D FlipBook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder <= 4.8 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload
Authenticated attackers with Author access can upload arbitrary files, potentially leading to remote code execution on the server.
- 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-2024-9849?
CVE-2024-9849 is a high-severity vulnerability in creativeinteractivemedia Real 3D Flipbook – 3D FlipBook, PDF FlipBook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder, published on 16 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Real3D Flipbook Lite – 3D FlipBook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'r3dfb_save_thumbnail_callback' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9849?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9849?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9849 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-9849 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9849 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fx7j-93q4-w74p.