WordPress Writer Helper plugin <= 3.1.6 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-434Published · Updated
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
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Clarisse K. Writer Helper writer-helper allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Writer Helper: from n/a through <= 3.1.6.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00492 42nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarisse K. | Writer Helper | up to 3.1.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Writer Helper VendorClarisse K. Affected up to 3.1.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:clarisse_k:writer_helper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Clarisse K. |
- cpe:2.3:a:clarisse_k:writer_helper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Clarisse K.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-52399
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qvmg-rp5m-rgw8
Sources
- CVE-2024-52399 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-52399 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qvmg-rp5m-rgw8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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