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CVE-2024-7384: AcyMailing <= 9.7.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload via acym_extractArchive Function

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-08-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

Description

The AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the acym_extractArchive function in all versions up to, and including, 9.7.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

Affected products

• acyba AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress: before 9.8.0 — fixed in 9.8.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: acyba AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress 9.8.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acymailing/trunk/back/libraries/wordpress/file.php#L47
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3137644/
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Facymailing&old=3118953&new_path=%2Facymailing&new=3137644&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/acymailing/#developers
• https://www.acymailing.com/changelog/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0c747bc9-582c-4b9f-85a4-469c446d50f5?source=cve

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