CVE-2024-52375
Published: 14 November 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-52375 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 10.0 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-52375 is an unrestricted file upload vulnerability of dangerous type, tracked as CWE-434, that affects the Datasets Manager by Arttia Creative WordPress plugin in all versions through 1.5. The issue carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 10.0, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no required privileges or user interaction, and changed scope with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the flaw over the network to upload arbitrary files to the server, enabling them to achieve remote code execution or full site compromise.
The vulnerability is catalogued in the Patchstack database, which identifies it as an arbitrary file upload issue in the named plugin and supplies the associated advisory entry for further reference. The associated EPSS score stands at 0.6063 with no material change from its recorded peak.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-45870
Vulnerability details
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Arttia Creative Datasets Manager by Arttia Creative datasets-manager-by-arttia-creative.This issue affects Datasets Manager by Arttia Creative: from n/a through <= 1.5.
- 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.