CVE-2024-12719

Summary

CVE-2024-12719 is a vulnerability affecting the WordPress File Upload plugin. The issue lies in the 'wfu_ajax_action_read_subfolders' function, which lacks adequate capability checks. This defect enables authenticated attackers, with Subscriber access or higher, to execute limited path traversal operations. Consequently, they can gain unauthorized access to view directories and subdirectories within WordPress. However, they cannot see the contained files.

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