CVE-2021-24962: Iptanus WordPress File Upload

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The WordPress File Upload Free and Pro WordPress plugins before 4.16.3 allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform path traversal via a shortcode argument, which can then be used to upload a PHP code disguised as an image inside the auto-loaded directory of the plugin, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Iptanus WordPress File Upload: before 4.16.3 (fixed in 4.16.3)
• Iptanus WordPress File Upload Pro: before 4.16.3 (fixed in 4.16.3)

Published 2022-03-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.