Attachment File Icons (AF Icons) <= 1.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Attachment File Icons (AF Icons) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload in versions up to, and including, 1.3. This is due to missing nonce validation in the 'afi_overview' function and missing file type validation in the 'upload_icons' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| praveen-rajan | Attachment File Icons (AF Icons) | up to 1.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Attachment File Icons (AF Icons) Vendorpraveen-rajan Affected up to 1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:praveenrajan:attachment_file_icons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:praveenrajan:attachment_file_icons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6309
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-56cc-fj5j-vpvm
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7e3fd472-c8ea-42dc-93df-872361ec97f3?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/attachment-file-icons/tags/1.3/attachment-file-icons.php#L130
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/attachment-file-icons/tags/1.3/attachment-file-icons.php#L337
Sources
- CVE-2024-6309 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-6309 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-56cc-fj5j-vpvm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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