WordPress aDirectory plugin <= 1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in aDirectory aDirectory adirectory allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects aDirectory: from n/a through <= 1.3.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00511 43rd 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
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aDirectory | aDirectory | up to 1.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- aDirectory VendoraDirectory Affected up to 1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:adirectory:adirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | aDirectory |
- cpe:2.3:a:adirectory:adirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·aDirectory
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-50420
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pcj5-9mq2-f584
References
More aDirectory vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-41584 WordPress aDirectory plugin <= 3.0.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-12582 Missing authorization in aDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Ads… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2024-50420 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-50420 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pcj5-9mq2-f584 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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