CVE-2024-52374 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-52374: WordPress Do That Task plugin <= 1.5.5 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

Vendor Dothattask

Product Do That Task

Weakness CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload

Published November 14, 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 DoThatTask Do That Task do-that-task allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Do That Task: from n/a through <= 1.5.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Do That Task versions 1.5.5 and earlier 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 remote code execution, data theft, or site takeover depending on where uploaded files are stored and executed.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Upload malicious files to the server and potentially run code or steal data.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can compromise your site by uploading and executing malicious code without any credentials.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 14, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52374 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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