CVE-2024-52380
Published: 14 November 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-52380 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-2024-52380 is an unrestricted file upload vulnerability (CWE-434) in the Picsmize WordPress plugin by softpulseinfotech. The flaw affects all versions through 1.0.0 and permits an unauthenticated attacker to upload files of arbitrary, dangerous types directly to the web server.
An attacker can exploit the issue over the network without authentication or user interaction to place a web shell on the target server. Successful exploitation grants full control over the affected WordPress site and potentially the underlying host, consistent with the CVSS 10.0 rating that reflects complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact with changed scope.
The Patchstack advisory identifies the vulnerability in the Picsmize plugin and recommends that site owners update or remove the plugin to eliminate the arbitrary file upload vector. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.6035 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-45875
Vulnerability details
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in softpulseinfotech Picsmize picsmize allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Picsmize: from n/a through <= 1.0.0.
- 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.