CVE-2024-37420Network attack vector

Authenticated code execution via dangerous file upload

Published Jul 9, 2024 · Updated Apr 28, 2026

Unrestricted file upload in WPZita Zita Site Library for Elementor 1.6.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to upload a web shell. Public advisories do not identify the affected upload handler or explain which server-side file-type validation is absent or bypassed. Subscriber-level WordPress access is sufficient, and successful upload enables attacker-supplied code to run in the web server context.

CVSS severity9.9
Critical
EPSS probability0.49%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Unrestricted file upload in WPZita Zita Site Library for Elementor 1.6.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to upload a web shell. Public advisories do not identify the affected upload handler or explain which server-side file-type validation is absent or bypassed. Subscriber-level WordPress access is sufficient, and successful upload enables attacker-supplied code to run in the web server context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-37420
Published
Jul 9, 2024
Updated
Apr 28, 2026
Vendor
WPZita
Product
Zita Site Library for Elementor
Classifications
CWE-434, CAPEC-650, T1505.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.6.1
  2. Affected versionversion=n/a <=1.6.1 changes=[{"at":"1.6.2","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

WPZita · Zita Site Library for Elementorversion=0 <=1.6.1; version=n/a <=1.6.1 changes=[{"at":"1.6.2","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

9.9PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CAPEC-650Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server
T1505.003Server Software Component: Web Shell

Public exploit references

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