CVE-2024-2023
Folders <= 3.0 and Folders Pro <= 3.0.2 - Directory Traversal via handle_folders_file_upload
The Folders and Folders Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.0 in Folders and 3.0.2 in Folders Pro via the 'handle_folders_file_upload' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author access and above, to upload files to arbitrary locations on the server.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.3
Folders <= 3.0 and Folders Pro <= 3.0.2 - Directory Traversal via handle_folders_file_upload
The Folders and Folders Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.0 in Folders and 3.0.2 in Folders Pro via the 'handle_folders_file_upload' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author access and above, to upload files to arbitrary locations on the server.
- Record
CVE-2024-2023- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-26993
4.3
The Folders and Folders Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.0 in Folders and 3.0.2 in Folders Pro via the 'handle_folders_file_upload' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author access and above, to upload files to arbitrary locations on the server.
- Record
EUVD-2024-26993- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qqvh-qhvc-6p93
4.3
The Folders and Folders Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all...
The Folders and Folders Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.0 in Folders and 3.0.2 in Folders Pro via the 'handle_folders_file_upload' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author access and above, to upload files to arbitrary locations on the server.
- Record
GHSA-qqvh-qhvc-6p93- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.3
The Folders and Folders Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.0 in Folders and 3.0.2 in Folders Pro via the 'handle_folders_file_upload' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author access and above, to upload files to arbitrary locations on the server.
- Record
CVE-2024-2023- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-2023 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Premio Folders, published June 14, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.67%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b4cc839c-de7a-43eb-a7fa-b1049419bfa3?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/folders/tags/3.0/includes/media.replace.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3070429/folders/trunk/includes/media.replace.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2023
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qqvh-qhvc-6p93