CVE-2024-31210 – PHP file upload bypass via Plugin installer

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2024-31210

WordPress is an open publishing platform for the Web. It's possible for a file of a type other than a zip file to be submitted as a new plugin by an administrative user on the Plugins -> Add New -> Upload Plugin screen in WordPress. If FTP credentials are requested for installation (in order to move the file into place outside of the `uploads` directory) then the uploaded file remains temporary available in the Media Library despite it not being allowed. If the `DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT` constant is set to `true` on the site _and_ FTP credentials are required when uploading a new theme or plugin, then this technically allows an RCE when the user would otherwise have no means of executing arbitrary PHP code. This issue _only_ affects Administrator level users on single site installations, and Super Admin level users on Multisite installations where it's otherwise expected that the user does not have permission to upload or execute arbitrary PHP code. • https://github.com/Abo5/CVE-2024-31210 https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-x79f-xrjv-jx5r • CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type •