CVE-2024-31345 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-31345: WordPress Auto Poster plugin <= 1.2 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

Vendor Sukhchain Singh

Product Auto Poster

Weakness CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload

Published April 7, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Sukhchain Singh Auto Poster.This issue affects Auto Poster: from n/a through 1.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Auto Poster versions 1.2 and earlier allow authenticated administrators to upload files without proper validation. An attacker with high-level privileges can upload malicious files that may affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site and potentially other systems. The vulnerability requires administrator access to exploit.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Upload malicious files to the server with administrator privileges.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An administrator account compromise could allow file uploads affecting site security and data integrity.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level access to the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 7, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31345 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html AskarLabs — CWE-434 write-up Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

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