# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 20 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h69h-rp3c-hvh5

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9939?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11613/): Code injection in Iptanus File Upload (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-11635](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11635/): WordPress File Upload <= 4.24.12 - Unuathenticated Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-9047](https://insights.sbomify.com/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. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-10564](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10564/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-24962](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24962/): WordPress File Upload < 4.16.3 - Contributor+ Path Traversal to RCE (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9939 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9939 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: nickboss Iptanus File Upload. 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-2024-9939/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9939/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9939
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9939
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9939

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9939/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.