CVE-2024-35767 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-35767: WordPress Squeeze plugin <= 1.4 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

Vendor Bogdan Bendziukov

Product Squeeze

Weakness CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload

Published June 21, 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 Bogdan Bendziukov Squeeze allows Code Injection.This issue affects Squeeze: from n/a through 1.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Squeeze versions up to 1.4 allow authenticated administrators to upload files without proper validation. An attacker with admin privileges can upload malicious files that may affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site and potentially other systems. Update to version 1.7.11 or later to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Upload malicious files to the site with admin access.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

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

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level privileges on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 21, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35767 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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