CVE-2024-13011
Published: 10 February 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-13011 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Themeforest (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 15.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
The WP Foodbakery plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 4.7, contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability stemming from insufficient file type validation in the upload_publisher_profile_image function. This flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-13011 with a CVSS score of 9.8 and categorized under CWE-434, allows unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types to the server.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the issue over the network without any user interaction or credentials to upload arbitrary files, which may enable remote code execution on the affected WordPress site. The vulnerability resides in a component of the Foodbakery restaurant and bakery theme available on ThemeForest.
Wordfence has published threat intelligence detailing the flaw at the referenced advisory URL. The associated EPSS score rose from lower values to a peak of 0.0583 on 2026-03-24 before receding to the current 0.0225, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest following disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-51268
Vulnerability details
The WP Foodbakery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file type validation in the 'upload_publisher_profile_image' function in versions up to, and including, 4.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files…
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on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Arbitrary file upload in public-facing WordPress plugin enables remote exploitation (T1190) and direct web shell deployment for RCE (T1505.003).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
SI-10 requires validating all information inputs including file types, directly mitigating the insufficient file type validation in the upload_publisher_profile_image function that enables arbitrary file uploads.
SI-2 mandates identifying, reporting, and remediating flaws like this arbitrary file upload vulnerability through timely patching of the WP Foodbakery plugin.
SI-3 employs malicious code protection at system entry points to detect and eradicate dangerous files uploaded via the vulnerable function, preventing RCE.