Real3D Flipbook Lite – 3D FlipBook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder <= 4.8 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- 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-434.
Summary
The Real3D Flipbook Lite – 3D FlipBook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'r3dfb_save_thumbnail_callback' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| creativeinteractivemedia | Real 3D Flipbook – 3D FlipBook, PDF FlipBook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder | up to 4.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Real 3D Flipbook – 3D FlipBook, PDF FlipBook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder Vendorcreativeinteractivemedia Affected up to 4.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:creativeinteractivemedia:real3d_flipbook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | creativeinteractivemedia |
- cpe:2.3:a:creativeinteractivemedia:real3d_flipbook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·creativeinteractivemedia
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9849
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fx7j-93q4-w74p
References
More creativeinteractivemedia vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-09004 The real3d-flipbook-lite plugin 1.0 for WordPress has bookName=../ directory traversal for file upload. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-09003 The real3d-flipbook-lite plugin 1.0 for WordPress has deleteBook=../ directory traversal for file deletion. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-21574 WordPress 3D FlipBook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder plugin <= 3.62 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-67959 Cross-site scripting in WordPress Real 3D FlipBook plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-11711 Missing authorization in creativeinteractivemedia AnimateGL Animations for WordPress… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2016-09005 The real3d-flipbook-lite plugin 1.0 for WordPress has XSS via the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-9849 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-9849 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fx7j-93q4-w74p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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