CVE-2024-49607
Published: 20 October 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-49607 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Redwanhilali Wp Dropbox Dropins. Its CVSS base score is 10.0 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 3.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability is an unrestricted upload of files with dangerous types, tracked as CWE-434, affecting the WP Dropbox Dropins plugin for WordPress (versions through 1.0) developed by redhopit. This flaw permits an attacker to upload arbitrary files, including web shells, directly to the web server.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit the issue over the network without any privileges or user interaction. Successful exploitation grants full control over the affected server, enabling confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts rated critical under CVSS 3.1.
The issue is catalogued in the Patchstack vulnerability database, which describes it as an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the WP Dropbox Dropins plugin. The current EPSS score of 0.2346, with a recorded peak of 0.2392, indicates meaningful exploitation interest following disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-43470
Vulnerability details
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in redhopit WP Dropbox Dropins wp-dropbox-dropins allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects WP Dropbox Dropins: from n/a through <= 1.0.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.