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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-9047

iptanus wordpress_file_upload Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Published May 27, 2025 · catalog updated May 27, 2025 · iptanus wordpress_file_upload Improper Limitation

Patch now

CVE-2024-9047 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm iptanus wordpress_file_upload Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (iptanus wordpress_file_upload Improper Limitation).
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
93.34%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated wordpress_file_upload · vendor iptanus wordpress_file_upload

The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.11 via wfu_file_downloader.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read or delete files outside of the originally intended directory. Successful exploitation requires the targeted WordPress installation to be using PHP 7.4 or earlier. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

Are you affected?

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  • stated wordpress_file_upload<= 4.24.11
  • vendor iptanus wordpress_file_uploadversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-9047

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-9047 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm iptanus wordpress_file_upload Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 4.24.11. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 93.34%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

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.

  1. May 27, 2025 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.11 via wfu_file_downloader.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read or delete files outside of the originally intended directory. Successful exploitation requires the targeted WordPress installation to be using PHP 7.4 or earlier. Initial-access exploit

  2. May 27, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-9047

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-9047

    30-day exploitation probability 93.3%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-9047

    The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.11 via wfu_file_downloader.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read or delete files outside of the originally intended directory. Suc

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.