Vulnerability · CVE-2024-8699
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 w
Published May 15, 2025 · catalog updated May 20, 2025 · Unknown Z-Downloads
Check this week
CVE-2024-8699 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 70.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Unknown Z-Downloads.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.2
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 70.00%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor Unknown Z-Downloads 0 <1.11.5
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)
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- vendor Unknown Z-Downloads 0 <1.11.50 <1.11.5
How to fix CVE-2024-8699
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2024-8699 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 70.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Unknown Z-Downloads.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Unknown Z-Downloads 0 <1.11.5 0 <1.11.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 70.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Technology hubs
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 15, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
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)
May 20, 2025 · EUVD
Updated
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)
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-8699
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-15230
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)
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.