CVE-2024-50496Network attack vector

Unauthenticated web-shell upload via missing type validation

Published Oct 28, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026

Unrestricted file upload in Web and Print Design AR for WordPress 6.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to upload web shells. Published records attribute the flaw to missing file-type validation but do not identify the affected upload handler or parameter. No authentication or user interaction is required; execution requires the server to process the uploaded file as executable content.

CVSS severity10.0
Critical
EPSS probability0.51%
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 Web and Print Design AR for WordPress 6.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to upload web shells. Published records attribute the flaw to missing file-type validation but do not identify the affected upload handler or parameter. No authentication or user interaction is required; execution requires the server to process the uploaded file as executable content.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-50496
Published
Oct 28, 2024
Updated
May 11, 2026
Vendor
Web and Print Design
Product
AR for WordPress
Classifications
CWE-434, T1190, T1505.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 11, 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 <=6.2
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <=6.6 changes=[{"at":"7.0","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Web and Print Design · AR for WordPressversion=0 <=6.2; version=0 <=6.6 changes=[{"at":"7.0","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

10.0PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
T1505.003Web Shell

Public exploit references

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