Authenticated arbitrary file placement via unrestricted upload path
Published Jul 16, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Path traversal in Iptanus File Upload 4.24.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to place limited files outside wp-content. The wordpress_file_upload shortcode accepts an uploadpath value without enforcing that the resolved destination remains beneath the site's wp-content directory. Contributor-level access and a reachable upload shortcode are required; exploitation writes only file types accepted by the plugin to attacker-chosen server paths.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Iptanus File Upload 4.24.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to place limited files outside wp-content. The wordpress_file_upload shortcode accepts an uploadpath value without enforcing that the resolved destination remains beneath the site's wp-content directory. Contributor-level access and a reachable upload shortcode are required; exploitation writes only file types accepted by the plugin to attacker-chosen server paths.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-5852
- Published
- Jul 16, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Iptanus
- Product
- Iptanus File Upload
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jul 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=4.24.7
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