CVE-2024-8538 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-8538: Big File Uploads <= 2.1.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Full Path Disclosure

Vendor Bww
Product Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size
Weakness CWE-200 · Info exposure
Published September 7, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This is due the plugin not sanitizing a file path in an error message. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to retrieve the full path of the web application, which can be used to aid other attacks. The information displayed is not useful on its own, and requires another vulnerability to be present for damage to an affected website.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 7, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated