Advanced AJAX Page Loader <= 2.7.7 - 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 Advanced AJAX Page Loader plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload in versions up to, and including, 2.7.7. This is due to missing nonce validation in the 'admin_init_AAPL' function and missing file type validation in the 'AAPL_options_validate' 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| deano1987 | Advanced AJAX Page Loader | up to 2.7.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Advanced AJAX Page Loader Vendordeano1987 Affected up to 2.7.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:advanced_ajax_page_loader_project:advanced_ajax_page_loader:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | — | — | Advanced Ajax Page Loader Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:advanced_ajax_page_loader_project:advanced_ajax_page_loader:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions — — ·Advanced Ajax Page Loader Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6310
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m23h-9cwr-5gm4
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ccc75dee-1cf8-4fda-b2a1-f5d68e6c7887?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-ajax-page-loader/tags/2.7.7/advanced-ajax-page-loader.php#L41
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-ajax-page-loader/tags/2.7.7/advanced-ajax-page-loader.php#L131
Sources
- CVE-2024-6310 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-6310 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m23h-9cwr-5gm4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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