CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-9648

MediumCVSS 6.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.21%

9th percentile - higher than 9% of all known CVEs

Summary

The WP ULike Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file type validation in the WP_Ulike_Pro_File_Uploader class in all versions up to and including 1.9.3. Unauthenticated attackers can upload limited arbitrary files like .php2, .php6, .php7, .phps, .pht, .phtm, .pgif, .shtml, .phar, .inc, .hphp, .ctp, .module, .html, .svg, which may enable other attacks like XSS. Only versions up to 1.8.7 were confirmed vulnerable, but the earliest tested patched version is 1.9.4.

Risk Assessment

Risk of uploading malicious files to the server, potentially leading to XSS attacks, data theft, or site compromise.

Recommendation

Update WP ULike Pro to version 1.9.4 or later immediately and restrict file upload permissions.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The WP ULike Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file type validation in the WP_Ulike_Pro_File_Uploader class in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload limited arbitrary files like .php2, .php6, .php7, .phps, .pht, .phtm, .pgif, .shtml, .phar, .inc, .hphp, .ctp, .module, .html, .svg on the affected site's server which may make make other attacks like Cross-Site Scripting possible. Only versions up to 1.8.7 were confirmed vulnerable, however, the earliest tested version for a patch we have access to is 1.9.4, so we are considering 1.9.4 the patched version.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS