CVE-2024-6220
Published: 17 July 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-6220 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Keydatas Keydatas. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The 简数采集器 (Keydatas) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the keydatas_downloadImages function. This affects all versions up to and including 2.5.2 and is tracked as CVE-2024-6220 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8 and CWE-434.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the flaw over the network without any credentials or user interaction to upload arbitrary files to the server, which may enable remote code execution and full compromise of the affected site.
References point to a fix committed in changeset 3127334 on the WordPress plugin repository, indicating that site administrators should update the plugin to a patched release. The EPSS score has reached a peak of 0.7782 with a current value of 0.7736.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-47354
Vulnerability details
The 简数采集器 (Keydatas) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the keydatas_downloadImages function in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary…
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files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
- 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.