Authenticated code execution via unrestricted file upload
Published Apr 7, 2024 · Updated Apr 29, 2026
Arbitrary file upload in Andy Moyle Church Admin 4.1.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to place executable files. Patchstack does not identify the affected upload handler or disclose how it accepts a dangerous file type; the 4.1.6 changelog states that executable files are no longer sent by email or stored in cache. Subscriber-level access is sufficient, and an uploaded server-executable file provides a backdoor into the WordPress site.
Summary
What happened
Arbitrary file upload in Andy Moyle Church Admin 4.1.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to place executable files. Patchstack does not identify the affected upload handler or disclose how it accepts a dangerous file type; the 4.1.6 changelog states that executable files are no longer sent by email or stored in cache. Subscriber-level access is sufficient, and an uploaded server-executable file provides a backdoor into the WordPress site.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-31280
- Published
- Apr 7, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
- Vendor
- Church Admin Plugin
- Product
- Church Admin
- Classifications
- CWE-434, T1105
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 7, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=4.1.5
- Affected versionversion=0 <=4.1.5 changes=[{"at":"4.1.6","status":"unaffected"}]
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