CVE-2024-8699

Description

The Z-Downloads WordPress plugin before 1.11.5 does not properly validate files uploaded, allowing high privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files on the server even when they should not be allowed to (for example in multisite setup)

PUBLISHED Reserved 2024-09-11 | Published 2025-05-15 | Updated 2025-05-20 | Assigner WPScan

Problem types

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Product status

Credits

Minh Giang & Christopher Houk finder

WPScan coordinator

References

wpscan.com/...rability/9013351e-224f-4696-970f-eb843dc8dace/ exploit

wpscan.com/...rability/9013351e-224f-4696-970f-eb843dc8dace/ exploit vdb-entry technical-description

cve.org (CVE-2024-8699)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2024-8699)

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