CVE-2024-35744 HIGH

CVE-2024-35744: WordPress Upunzipper plugin <= 1.0.0 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Vendor Ravidhu Dissanayake
Product Upunzipper
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published June 10, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

8.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Ravidhu Dissanayake Upunzipper allows Path Traversal, File Manipulation.This issue affects Upunzipper: from n/a through 1.0.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Upunzipper versions up to 1.0.0 contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by extracting files outside the intended directory. The vulnerability requires no authentication or user interaction and can be exploited over the network. An attacker can craft a malicious archive to crash or disable the application.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Crash or disable the application by extracting files outside the intended directory.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

The application becomes unavailable or unstable when processing untrusted archive files.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the application; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 10, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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