GPX Viewer <= 2.2.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Creation
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 2.2.10
- Affected Plugin
- GPX Viewer
- Affected Version
<= 2.2.9- CVSS
- 8.8High
- Weakness type
- CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
- CVE
CVE-2024-10629
At a glance
CVE-2024-10629 is a high-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the GPX Viewer WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.2.9. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. The issue is fixed in version 2.2.10; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed November 2024, reported by Francesco Carlucci.
Vulnerability Overview
The GPX Viewer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file creation due to a missing capability check and file type validation in the gpxv_file_upload() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.
CWE-862: Missing Authorization
GPX Viewer <= 2.2.9 carries this weakness at gpxv_file_upload(), and reaching it takes an account at Subscriber level or above. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.
Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For GPX Viewer the fix is 2.2.10: builds <= 2.2.9 are affected, anything from 2.2.10 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 2.2.10, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: GPX Viewer 2.2.10 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Login Security
- Alerts
External References
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