Plugins · wp-file-upload · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Iptanus File Upload safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 5.2.2
- Last updated
- 2026-10-29
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Known issues on record
- 25
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4
Front-end file upload forms for WordPress. Build them visually, add your own fields, and capture photos from a webcam. — by nickboss
What to do
- Update to the latest version (5.2.2). Anything older than 5.2.2 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get wp-file-upload --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wp-file-upload updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
25 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
high 7.1 CVE-2026-66570 · published 2026-11-01
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Iptanus File Upload (5.2.1 and older)
- Affected
- 5.2.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.2.2
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Nickboss WordPress File Upload wp-file-upload allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WordPress File Upload: from n/a through 5.2.1.
critical 9.3 CVE-2026-62071 · published 2026-10-01
SQL injection in Iptanus File Upload (5.1.10 and older)
- Affected
- 5.1.10 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.2.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Unauthenticated SQL Injection in WordPress File Upload <= 5.1.10 versions.
high 8.6 CVE-2026-17044 · published 2026-08-09
SQL injection in Iptanus File Upload (older than 5.1.8)
- Affected
- older than 5.1.8
- Fixed in
- 5.1.8
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The Iptanus File Upload WordPress plugin before 5.1.8 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users.
critical 9.3 CVE-2026-66447 · published 2026-08-06
SQL injection in Iptanus File Upload (5.1.7 and older)
- Affected
- 5.1.7 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.1.8
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Unauthenticated SQL Injection in WordPress File Upload <= 5.1.7 versions.
medium 5.4 CVE-2025-15546 · published 2026-06-14
Security issue in Iptanus File Upload (older than 5.1.7)
- Affected
- older than 5.1.7
- Fixed in
- 5.1.7
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The Iptanus File Upload WordPress plugin before 5.1.7 does not implement proper file handling when the duplicatepolicy setting is configured to "maintain both." Due to a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition between the file existence check and the actual file write operation, an authenticated attacker can overwrite files uploaded by other users.
medium 4.3 CVE-2024-13494 · published 2025-02-25
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Iptanus File Upload (4.25.2 and older)
- Affected
- 4.25.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.25.3 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.25.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'wfu_file_details' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify user data details associated with uploaded files via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
high 7.5 CVE-2024-9939 · published 2025-01-08
Path traversal / file read in Iptanus File Upload (4.24.13 and older)
- Affected
- 4.24.13 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.24.14 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.13 via wfu_file_downloader.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read files outside of the originally intended directory.
NVD CVE-2024-9939Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)abrahack.com
critical 9.8 CVE-2024-11635 · published 2025-01-08
Remote code execution in Iptanus File Upload (4.24.12 and older)
- Affected
- 4.24.12 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.24.14 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.12 via the 'wfu_ABSPATH' cookie parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server.
NVD CVE-2024-11635Wordfence advisoryabrahack.complugins.svn.wordpress.org
critical 9.8 CVE-2024-11613 · published 2025-01-08
Arbitrary file deletion in Iptanus File Upload (4.24.15 and older)
- Affected
- 4.24.15 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.25.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution, Arbitrary File Read, and Arbitrary File Deletion in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.15 via the 'wfu_file_downloader.php' file. This is due to lack of proper sanitization of the 'source' parameter and allowing a user-defined directory path. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server.
NVD CVE-2024-11613Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)abrahack.complugins.svn.wordpress.org
medium 4.3 CVE-2024-12719 · published 2025-01-07
Path traversal / file read in Iptanus File Upload (4.24.15 and older)
- Affected
- 4.24.15 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.25.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wfu_ajax_action_read_subfolders' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.15. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to perform limited path traversal to view directories and subdirectories in WordPress. Files cannot be viewed.
NVD CVE-2024-12719Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
low 3.5 CVE-2024-39639 · published 2024-11-01
Missing authorization check in Iptanus File Upload (4.24.7 and older)
- Affected
- 4.24.7 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.24.8
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Broken Access Control vulnerability in Nickolas Bossinas WordPress File Upload allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WordPress File Upload: from n/a through 4.24.7.
critical 9.8 CVE-2024-9047 · published 2024-10-12
Path traversal / file read in Iptanus File Upload (4.24.11 and older)
- Affected
- 4.24.11 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.24.12 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.11 via wfu_file_downloader.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read or delete files outside of the originally intended directory. Successful exploitation requires the targeted WordPress installation to be using PHP 7.4 or earlier.
medium 6.1 CVE-2024-7301 · published 2024-08-16
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Iptanus File Upload (4.24.8 and older)
- Affected
- 4.24.8 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.24.9 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.
NVD CVE-2024-7301Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)wordpress.orgPlugin source
medium 4.3 CVE-2024-5852 · published 2024-07-16
Path traversal / file read in Iptanus File Upload (4.24.7 and older)
- Affected
- 4.24.7 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.24.8 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.7 via the 'uploadpath' parameter of the wordpress_file_upload shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to upload limited files to arbitrary locations on the web server.
medium 5.4 CVE-2024-2847 · published 2024-04-09
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Iptanus File Upload (4.24.5 and older)
- Affected
- 4.24.5 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.24.6 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
medium 4.9 CVE-2023-2688 · published 2023-06-09
Path traversal / file read in Iptanus File Upload (4.19.1 and older)
- Affected
- 4.19.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.19.2 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The WordPress File Upload and WordPress File Upload Pro plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 via the vulnerable parameter wfu_newpath. This allows administrator-level attackers to move files uploaded with the plugin (located in wp-content/uploads by default) outside of the web root.
medium 5.5 CVE-2023-2767 · published 2023-06-09
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Iptanus File Upload (4.19.1 and older)
- Affected
- 4.19.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.19.2 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The WordPress File Upload and WordPress File Upload Pro plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
critical 9.8 CVE-2020-10564 · published 2020-03-13
Remote code execution in Iptanus File Upload (older than 4.13.0)
- Affected
- older than 4.13.0
- Fixed in
- 4.13.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
An issue was discovered in the File Upload plugin before 4.13.0 for WordPress. A directory traversal can lead to remote code execution by uploading a crafted txt file into the lib directory, because of a wfu_include_lib call.
high 7.5 CVE-2015-9338 · published 2019-08-22
Arbitrary file upload in Iptanus File Upload (older than 2.5.0)
- Affected
- older than 2.5.0
- Fixed in
- 2.5.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The wp-file-upload plugin before 2.5.0 for WordPress has insufficient restrictions on upload of .php files.
high 7.5 CVE-2015-9339 · published 2019-08-22
Arbitrary file upload in Iptanus File Upload (older than 2.7.1)
- Affected
- older than 2.7.1
- Fixed in
- 2.7.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The wp-file-upload plugin before 2.7.1 for WordPress has insufficient restrictions on upload of .js files.
high 7.5 CVE-2015-9340 · published 2019-08-22
Arbitrary file upload in Iptanus File Upload (older than 3.0.0)
- Affected
- older than 3.0.0
- Fixed in
- 3.0.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The wp-file-upload plugin before 3.0.0 for WordPress has insufficient restrictions on upload of php, js, pht, php3, php4, php5, phtml, htm, html, and htaccess files.
high 7.5 CVE-2015-9341 · published 2019-08-22
Arbitrary file upload in Iptanus File Upload (older than 3.4.1)
- Affected
- older than 3.4.1
- Fixed in
- 3.4.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The wp-file-upload plugin before 3.4.1 for WordPress has insufficient restrictions on upload of .php.js files.
medium 6.1 CVE-2018-9844 · published 2018-04-07
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Iptanus File Upload (older than 4.3.4)
- Affected
- older than 4.3.4
- Fixed in
- 4.3.4
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Iptanus WordPress File Upload plugin before 4.3.4 for WordPress mishandles Settings attributes, leading to XSS.
medium 5.4 CVE-2018-9172 · published 2018-04-01
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Iptanus File Upload (older than 4.3.3)
- Affected
- older than 4.3.3
- Fixed in
- 4.3.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Iptanus WordPress File Upload plugin before 4.3.3 for WordPress mishandles shortcode attributes.
medium 6.8 CVE-2014-5199 · published 2014-08-12
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Iptanus File Upload (older than 2.4.2)
- Affected
- older than 2.4.2
- Fixed in
- 2.4.2
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WordPress File Upload plugin (wp-file-upload) before 2.4.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change plugin settings via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-29 — latest release on wordpress.org (5.2.2).
- 2026-11-01 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-66570), fixed in 5.2.2.
- 2026-10-01 — SQL injection disclosed (CVE-2026-62071), fixed in 5.2.0.
- 2026-08-09 — SQL injection disclosed (CVE-2026-17044), fixed in 5.1.8.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (6) · Path traversal and file read (5) · Arbitrary file upload (4) · SQL injection (3) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (2) · Remote code execution (2) · Arbitrary file deletion (1) · Missing authorization (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-upload (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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