vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wpextended: CVE-2024-8104: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Sep 3, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 3, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.8 via the download_file_ajax function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Solution
wpextended-plugin-cve-2024-8104
References
Rapid7 Labs
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