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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2024-9939 json

WordPress File Upload <= 4.24.13 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read in wfu_file_downloader.php

published 2025-01-08 22 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-50351

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • iptanus wordpress_file_upload 4.24.14

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
22 mo ago

Exploit prediction

1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • nickboss Iptanus File Upload

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
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References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.