CVE-2024-8699 (GCVE-0-2024-8699)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-15 20:07 – Updated: 2025-05-20 19:13
VLAI?
Title
Z-Downloads < 1.11.5 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
Summary
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)
Severity ?
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9013351e-224f-46… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Z-Downloads Affected: 0 , < 1.11.5 (semver)
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Credits
Minh Giang & Christopher Houk WPScan
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