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CVE-2024-9942: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The WPGYM - Wordpress Gym Management System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the MJgmgtuseravatarimage_upload() function in versions up to and including 67.1.0. This vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on November 22, 2024 (NVD, Wordfence).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the MJgmgtuseravatarimage_upload() function which lacks proper file type validation. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The vulnerability is classified as CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files to the affected site's server, potentially enabling remote code execution. This poses a severe security risk as attackers could gain unauthorized access and execute malicious code on the affected systems (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should update to version 67.2.0 or later of the WPGYM plugin which contains the security fix. The vulnerability was addressed in an update released on January 22, 2025, which included fixes for vulnerability security issues and SQL injection issues (CodeCanyon).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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