Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-50525 is a critical file-upload flaw in the WordPress Helloprint plugin. A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to upload dangerous files, including a web shell, potentially leading to full site compromise. The source bundle does not show confirmed active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent for any internet-facing WordPress site using Helloprint. The business risk is potential site takeover, data theft, defacement, or service disruption. Prioritize discovery and containment before routine maintenance.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-434 unrestricted upload of dangerous file types in helloprint Helloprint for WordPress, affecting versions through 2.0.4. The CVSS 3.1 score is 10.0 with network access, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, changed scope, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to public or reachable WordPress sites running the Helloprint plugin at version 2.0.4 or earlier. The bundle does not support expanding impact to other Helloprint products, unrelated WordPress plugins, or the hosted Helloprint service.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector supports remote unauthenticated exploitation with no user interaction. KEV is false, and the provided sources do not cite in-the-wild exploitation. Risk remains high because the described outcome is uploading a web shell to a web server.
Researcher notes
Evidence is strong on severity and vulnerability class, but sparse on fixed-version details and exploitation telemetry. The affected metadata in the bundle is inconsistent, so rely on the CVE description and Patchstack entry for version scoping unless vendor guidance clarifies it.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Helloprint plugin and version.
- If version is 2.0.4 or earlier, prioritize immediate remediation.
- Check Patchstack and vendor guidance for a fixed release or official workaround.
- Disable or remove the plugin if no trusted fixed version is available.
- Review web server uploads and plugin directories for suspicious executable files.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the Helloprint plugin is installed on each WordPress instance.
- Record installed plugin versions and compare against affected versions through 2.0.4.
- Review WAF, web server, and WordPress logs for suspicious upload activity.
- Check file integrity in plugin and uploads directories for unexpected server-executable files.
- Verify remediation by confirming the plugin is updated, disabled, or removed.
Public sources used
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CWE-434: File access and web shell behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupFile access behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 10 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H3.96PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
10CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/helloprint/vulnerability/wordpress-helloprint-plugin-2-0-2-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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CWE details
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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.