CVE-2024-39639: Broken Access Control in Nickolas Bossinas WordPress File Upload
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in the WordPress File Upload plugin by Nickolas Bossinas involves broken access control due to misconfigured security levels. It affects all versions up to 4.24.7. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or availability impact, and limited integrity impact. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available, and no exploits are known in the wild.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to integrity, meaning an attacker with some privileges might perform unauthorized actions related to file uploads. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. The vulnerability requires privileges to exploit and does not require user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the plugin's upload functionality to trusted users only and monitor for unusual activity related to file uploads. Avoid granting unnecessary privileges to users who can access this plugin.
CVE-2024-39639: Broken Access Control in Nickolas Bossinas WordPress File Upload
Description
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in the WordPress File Upload plugin by Nickolas Bossinas involves broken access control due to misconfigured security levels. It affects all versions up to 4.24.7. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or availability impact, and limited integrity impact. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available, and no exploits are known in the wild.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to integrity, meaning an attacker with some privileges might perform unauthorized actions related to file uploads. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. The vulnerability requires privileges to exploit and does not require user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the plugin's upload functionality to trusted users only and monitor for unusual activity related to file uploads. Avoid granting unnecessary privileges to users who can access this plugin.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-26T21:18:49.916Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f165bccbff5d86104b2d9d
Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:58:20 AM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 3:40:24 AM
Last updated: 6/13/2026, 10:22:54 AM
Views: 35
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