Z-Downloads < 1.11.5 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
Priority HIGH 67Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Z-Downloads WordPress plugin before 1.11.5 does not properly validate files uploaded, allowing high privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files on the server even when they should not be allowed to (for example in multisite setup)
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00699 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Z-Downloads (Unknown): 1.11.5
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Z-Downloads | before 1.11.5 | 1.11.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Z-Downloads VendorUnknown Affected before 1.11.5 Fixed in 1.11.5 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:urbanbase:z-downloads:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.11.5 | Vulnerable | URBAN BASE |
- cpe:2.3:a:urbanbase:z-downloads:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.11.5 Vulnerable ·URBAN BASE
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Z-Downloads (Unknown) Fixed in 1.11.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8699
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7mh-68hv-jwrj
References
More URBAN BASE Z-downloads vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08046 Z-Downloads < 1.11.7 - Admin+ Stored XSS via SVG Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-08072 Z-Downloads < 1.11.6 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-8699 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8699 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m7mh-68hv-jwrj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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