WordPress aDirectory plugin <= 1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

published 2024-10-29 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-44850

cvss: 10.0; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits: 0; none known

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in aDirectory aDirectory adirectory allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects aDirectory: from n/a through <= 1.3.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

aDirectory aDirectory 1.3.1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-10-29)

Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	10.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

aDirectory aDirectory

Classification

Weakness

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/Wordpress/Plugin/adirectory/vulnerability/wordpress-adirectory-plugin-1-3-arbitrary-file-upload-vuln
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-50420
NVD CVE-2024-50420

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Summary