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Is Iptanus File Upload safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (5.2.2)

As of 2026-11-04. 25 issues are on record for older versions; version 5.2.2 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix.

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

  1. 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”.
  2. If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
  3. Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
  4. 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.

NVD CVE-2026-66570Patchstack advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2026-62071Patchstack advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2026-17044WPScan advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2026-66447Patchstack advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2025-15546WPScan advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2024-13494Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)

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.

NVD CVE-2024-39639Patchstack advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2024-9047Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)

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.

NVD CVE-2024-5852Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)

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.

NVD CVE-2024-2847Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)

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.

NVD CVE-2023-2688Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)

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.

NVD CVE-2023-2767Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)

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.

NVD CVE-2020-10564wordpress.orggithub.comwpvulndb.com

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.

NVD CVE-2015-9338wordpress.org

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.

NVD CVE-2015-9339wordpress.org

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.

NVD CVE-2015-9340wordpress.org

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.

NVD CVE-2015-9341wordpress.org

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.

NVD CVE-2018-9844wordpress.orgexploit-db.comiptanus.com

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.

NVD CVE-2018-9172wordpress.orgexploit-db.comiptanus.com

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.

NVD CVE-2014-5199wordpress.orgsecunia.com

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