CVE-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. Successful exploitation requires the targeted WordPress installation to be using PHP 7.4 or earlier.

CVSS v3.1

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

93.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

Nuclei

critical · CWE-22

Published

2024-10-12

Updated

2026-04-08

Proof-of-concept exploits (6)

• Nxploited/CVE-2024-9047-Exploit4★ · 2025-01-25
• iSee857/CVE-2024-9047-PoC5★ · 2025-04-01
• mr-won/CVE-2024-90470★ · 2025-03-16
• tpdlshdmlrkfmcla/CVE-2024-90470★ · 2025-03-16
• verylazytech/CVE-2024-90477★ · 2025-01-08
• amirqusairy99/WordPress-File-Upload-4.24.11---Unauthenticated-Path-Traversal

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-9047.yaml

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2023-31634
• CVE-2024-0012
• CVE-2024-50379
• CVE-2024-50623
• CVE-2025-0108
• CVE-2025-0411