CVE-2024-31377
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 · uneditedUnrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in J.N. Breetvelt a.K.A. OpaJaap WP Photo Album Plus.This issue affects WP Photo Album Plus: from n/a through 8.7.01.001.
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 · moderate confidenceUnrestricted file upload vulnerability in WP Photo Album Plus plugin allows attackers to upload dangerous file types (e.g., PHP scripts) to the server, potentially achieving 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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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Identify if WP Photo Album Plus is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins) for a folder named 'wp-photo-album-plus' or query the WordPress database wp_options table for the plugin option entryAffected if The plugin folder or database entry exists
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Determine the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (wp-photo-album-plus/wp-photo-album-plus.php) and locate the version comment header, or check the plugin readme.txt fileAffected if The version string shows 8.7.01.001 or lower
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Confirm the plugin is activeQuery the WordPress database wp_options table where option_name='active_plugins', or check through WordPress admin plugins listAffected if The plugin is currently activated on the site
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Verify upload directory permissions and existenceInspect the WordPress uploads folder (wp-content/uploads) and check if it is writable by the web server userAffected if The uploads directory exists and is writable (required for exploit)
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Scan for suspicious uploaded filesSearch wp-content/uploads and subdirectories for files with extensions .php, .phtml, .php5, .php7, .phar, or other executable extensions that were recently createdAffected if Unexpected executable files exist in upload directories
You are affected if WP Photo Album Plus is installed, active, and running version 8.7.01.001 or lower with a writable uploads directory.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate WP Photo Album Plus to the latest version beyond 8.7.01.001 which should implement proper file type validation. If patching is not immediately possible, consider disabling the plugin or implementing web application firewall rules to block executable file uploads.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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-2024-31377 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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