CVE-2024-9047 — Wordpress File Upload
CRITICALCVE-2024-9047 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in iptanus wordpress file upload. 5 public exploit references exist, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available — see the affected versions and patch details below.
The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.11 via wfu_file_downloader.php. This makes it possible for…
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-9047.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2024-9047 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). In the shaded patch-first corner (EPSS 50%+, CVSS 7.0+).
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 394,803 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the ≥ 90% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Description
The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.11 via wfu_file_downloader.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read or delete files outside of the originally intended directory. Successful exploitation requires the targeted WordPress installation to be using PHP 7.4 or earlier.
Affected Products
wordpress file uploadiptanusResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Vendor / applianceDetect
Inventory every iptanus wordpress file upload deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.
Fix
Apply the iptanus wordpress file upload security patch or hotfix for CVE-2024-9047 on the affected version, following the vendor advisory for your exact build.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.
How to detect CVE-2024-9047
A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:
nuclei -id cve-2024-9047 -u https://target- Template
- WordPress File Upload <= 4.24.11 - Arbitrary File Read
- Severity
- critical
- Impact
- Unauthenticated attackers can read or delete arbitrary files outside the intended directory on WordPress sites running PHP 7.4 or earlier, potentially exposing sensitive configuration files, credentials, and causing system disruption.
- Remediation
- Update WordPress File Upload plugin to version 4.24.12 or later to address the path traversal vulnerability in wfu_file_downloader.php, or upgrade PHP to version 8.0 or later.
Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (s4e-io, S9n3x), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-9047 being exploited in your environment?
Detect and block the exploit chain at execution, on systems you cannot patch yet.