CVE-2024-49291 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-49291: WordPress Cooked Pro plugin < 1.8.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

Vendor Gora Tech Llc

Product Cooked Pro

Weakness CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload

Published October 17, 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 Gora Tech LLC Cooked Pro.This issue affects Cooked Pro: from n/a before 1.8.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Cooked Pro versions before 1.8.0 allow unauthenticated attackers to upload files without restriction. An attacker can upload malicious files to the server over the network without needing credentials or user interaction. This can lead to complete compromise of the site, including data theft, site defacement, and malware installation.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Upload malicious files to the server and run code on the site without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete site compromise: attackers can steal data, deface content, install malware, or take full control.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 17, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49291 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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