CVE-2024-5852

Published Jul 16, 2024

Last updated 7 months ago

CVSS medium 4.3

Overview

Description: The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.7 via the 'uploadpath' parameter of the wordpress_file_upload shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to upload limited files to arbitrary locations on the web server.
Source: security@wordfence.com
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.3
Impact score: 1.4
Exploitability score: 2.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Severity: MEDIUM

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-22

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:iptanus:wordpress_file_upload:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "8468E534-20E9-4DBE-86EC-03C8CD81FC23",
            "versionEndExcluding": "4.24.8"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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