TI-2020-08479 Aliases CVE-2020-10564 GHSA-jv5x-hvg3-3pjm

An issue was discovered in the File Upload plugin before 4.13.0 for WordPress.

MEDIUM 53CWE-22Published 2020-03-13 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An issue was discovered in the File Upload plugin before 4.13.0 for WordPress. A directory traversal can lead to remote code execution by uploading a crafted txt file into the lib directory, because of a wfu_include_lib call.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08584 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:iptanus:wordpress_file_upload::::::wordpress::*	before 4.13.0	Vulnerable	nickboss

cpe:2.3:a:iptanus:wordpress_file_upload:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.13.0 Vulnerable ·nickboss

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10564
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jv5x-hvg3-3pjm
2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/beerpwn/CVE/tree/master/WP-File-Upload_disclosure_report/

Advisory 2

TI-2024-08399 Path traversal in nickboss Iptanus File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-06166 WordPress File Upload < 4.24.8 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2024-06023 WordPress File Upload < 4.24.8 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2023-04428 WordPress File Upload < 4.23.3 - Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2024-10760 Code injection in nickboss Iptanus File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-10782 WordPress File Upload <= 4.24.12 - Unuathenticated Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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