CVE-2024-12471
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Post Saint: ChatGPT, GPT4, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, Pexels, Dezgo AI Text & Image Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary files uploads due to a missing capability check and file type validation on the add_image_to_library AJAX action function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files that make remote code execution possible.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Post Saint WordPress plugin fails to verify user capabilities and validate file types in the add_image_to_library AJAX function, allowing authenticated subscribers to upload arbitrary files including executable code that can be used for remote code execution.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Post Saint plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and check if 'Post Saint' appears in the list of installed pluginsAffected if Post Saint plugin is present in the plugins list
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Check installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins, find Post Saint and note the version number displayed beneath the plugin nameAffected if Version is lower than 1.3.2 or the version cannot be determined (plugin may be outdated)
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Inspect AJAX endpoint registrationAccess the WordPress site via FTP or file manager and locate the Post Saint plugin files (typically in /wp-content/plugins/post-saint/). Examine the main plugin PHP file for the add_image_to_library AJAX action hook registration using add_action('wp_ajax_add_image_to_library', ...)Affected if The add_image_to_library AJAX action is registered in the plugin code
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Verify subscriber role access to AJAX actionExamine the plugin code to determine if the add_image_to_library AJAX callback includes a capability check (such as current_user_can('upload_files') or similar) before processing the uploadAffected if No capability check is performed before processing the file upload, allowing any authenticated user including subscribers to access the function
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Check for file type validationReview the add_image_to_library function code to see if it validates file types (mime type checking, extension allowlist, or WordPress media handling) before saving uploaded filesAffected if No file type or extension validation is performed on uploaded files, allowing arbitrary file types including executable code
A user is affected if the Post Saint plugin is installed with a version lower than 1.3.2 and the add_image_to_library AJAX function is accessible without proper capability checks or file validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpdate the plugin to version 1.3.2 or later which includes proper capability checks and file type validation. If immediate update is not possible, disable the plugin until a patch can be applied.
1.3.2
- Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find the 'Post Saint: ChatGPT, GPT4, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, Pexels, Dezgo AI Text & Image Generator' plugin
- Click 'Update now' if an update is available, or manually download and install version 1.3.2 or later from the WordPress plugin repository
- After updating, verify the plugin is running at version 1.3.2 or higher
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-12471 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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