Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 7, 2025· Updated Apr 8, 2026
WordPress File Upload <= 4.24.15 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Path Traversal
CVE-2024-12719
Description
The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wfu_ajax_action_read_subfolders' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.15. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to perform limited path traversal to view directories and subdirectories in WordPress. Files cannot be viewed.
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Affected products
3- Range: <=4.24.15
- nickboss/Iptanus File Uploadv5Range: 0
Patches
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