Path traversal in wpextended The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.8 via the download_file_ajax function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00957 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpextended | The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended | up to 3.0.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended Vendorwpextended Affected up to 3.0.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wpextended:wp_extended:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.0.9 | Vulnerable | wpextended |
- cpe:2.3:a:wpextended:wp_extended:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.0.9 Vulnerable ·wpextended
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8104
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hvr-66jc-2p7f
References
More wpextended Wp Extended vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-07513 The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended <= 3.0.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-24774 WordPress WP Extended plugin <= 2.4.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-11055 Missing authorization in wpextended The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2024-12595 Missing authorization in wpextended The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-07517 The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended <= 3.0.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-08671 The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended <= 3.0.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-8104 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8104 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7hvr-66jc-2p7f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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