CVE-2024-9939 WordPress File Upload <= 4.24.13 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read in wfu_file_downloader.php
Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files outside the intended directory via path traversal in the WordPress File Upload plugin.
- 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-2024-9939?
CVE-2024-9939 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in nickboss Iptanus File Upload, published on 8 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.13 via wfu_file_downloader.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read files outside of the originally intended directory.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9939?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Iptanus Wordpress File Upload.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9939?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9939 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-9939 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9939 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in nickboss Iptanus File Upload
- CVE-2024-11613 Code injection in Iptanus File Upload
- CVE-2024-11635 WordPress File Upload <= 4.24.12 - Unuathenticated Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2024-9047 The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.11 via wfu_file_downloader.php.
- CVE-2020-10564 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2021-24962 WordPress File Upload < 4.16.3 - Contributor+ Path Traversal to RCE
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h69h-rp3c-hvh5.