Check Point Advisories

WordPress File Upload Plugin Directory Traversal (CVE-2024-9047)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2024-4177
Date Published: 5 Jan 2026
Severity: High
Last Updated: Monday 05 January, 2026
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2024-9047
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? WordPress File Upload Plugin prior to 4.24.12
Vulnerability Description A directory traversal vulnerability in WordPress File Upload Plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to read or delete files outside of the originally intended directory by exploiting wfu_file_downloader.php. Successful exploitation requires the targeted WordPress installation to be using PHP 7.4 or earlier.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress File Upload Plugin Directory Traversal (CVE-2024-9047) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information:  WordPress File Upload Plugin Directory Traversal (CVE-2024-9047)

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