High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2025· Updated Apr 8, 2026

CVE-2024-9939

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.

Affected products

Iptanus/Wordpress File Upload
cpe:2.3:a:iptanus:wordpress_file_upload:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Range: <4.24.14

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3188857/wp-file-uploadnvdPatch
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5e51f301-026d-4ed7-82f8-96c1623bf95cnvdThird Party Advisory
abrahack.com/posts/wp-file-upload-rce-part1/nvd

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