CVE-2024-35746 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-35746: WordPress BuddyPress Cover plugin <= 2.1.4.2 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

Vendor Asghar Hatampoor

Product BuddyPress Cover

Weakness CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload

Published June 10, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

10.0/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Asghar Hatampoor BuddyPress Cover allows Code Injection.This issue affects BuddyPress Cover: from n/a through 2.1.4.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

BuddyPress Cover allows unauthenticated attackers to upload files without restriction. An attacker can upload malicious files—including PHP scripts—directly to the site without needing an account or user interaction. This enables running arbitrary code on the server, compromising the entire site and any data it contains.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Upload and execute malicious files on the site without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete site compromise: attackers can run code, steal data, modify content, or take the site offline.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 10, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35746 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html AskarLabs — CWE-434 write-up Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2024-35746

CWE CWE-434

CVSS 10.0 / CRITICAL

Affected versions