CVE-2024-52490

WordPress Pathomation plugin <= 2.5.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

Severity Score

10.0

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Pathomation allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Pathomation: from n/a through 2.5.1.

La vulnerabilidad de carga sin restricciones de archivos con tipos peligrosos en Pathomation permite cargar un shell web a un servidor web. Este problema afecta a Pathomation: desde n/a hasta 2.5.1.

The Pathomation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

*Credits: ghsinfosec (Patchstack Alliance)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Yes

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-11-11 CVE Reserved
2024-11-20 CVE Published
2024-11-29 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CAPEC

CAPEC-650: Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/pathomation/vulnerability/wordpress-pathomation-plugin-2-5-1-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Pathomation Search vendor "Pathomation"		Pathomation Search vendor "Pathomation" for product "Pathomation"				>= 0.0.0 <= 2.5.1 Search vendor "Pathomation" for product "Pathomation" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 2.5.1"		en		Affected