Folders <= 3.0 and Folders Pro <= 3.0.2 — Directory Traversal via handle_folders_file_upload
CVE-2024-2023Published · Updated Action summary
Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager: Affected: ≤3.0Update to 3.0.1 or newer
Folders Pro: Affected: ≤3.0.2Update to 3.0.3 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium4.3
- CVSS
- 4.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Path Traversal
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager folders
- Affected≤ 3.0
- Patched in3.0.1
Update to 3.0.1 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 3.0. Version 3.0.1 and later are not affected by this issue.
Folders Pro folders-pro
- Affected≤ 3.0.2
- Patched in3.0.3
Update to 3.0.3 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 3.0.2. Version 3.0.3 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 3.0.1, or a newer patched version
- Update to version 3.0.3, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Colin Xu.
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.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
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|---|---|---|---|
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Media Replacement ≤3.1.5Update to 3.1.6 | CVE-2025-12640 | |
| Medium4.3 | Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Folder Content Manipulation ≤3.1.5Update to 3.1.6 | CVE-2025-12971 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload ≤3.0.3Update to 3.0.4 | CVE-2024-7317 | |
| Medium5.4 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via User First Name and Last Name ≤3.0.2Update to 3.0.3 | CVE-2024-3868 | |
| High8.8 | Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload in handle_folders_file_upload ≤2.9.2Update to 2.9.3 | CVE-2023-40204 |
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Media Replacement
≤3.1.5Update to 3.1.6
- Medium4.3Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Folder Content Manipulation
≤3.1.5Update to 3.1.6
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload
≤3.0.3Update to 3.0.4
- Medium5.4Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via User First Name and Last Name
≤3.0.2Update to 3.0.3
- High8.8Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload in handle_folders_file_upload
≤2.9.2Update to 2.9.3
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 4.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.