Product Website ShowcaseWordPress extension · Paxman
CVE-2024-49611
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 paxmanpwnz Product Website Showcase product-websites-showcase allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Product Website Showcase: from n/a through <= 1.0.
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 confidenceUnrestricted file upload vulnerability in Product Website Showcase allows attackers to upload malicious files (web shells) directly to the web server, potentially achieving remote code execution and full system compromise.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Product Website ShowcaseWordPress extension
<= 1.0CVSS 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
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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Identify if Product Website Showcase is installedCheck your web server for the 'Product Website Showcase' application directory or check installed packages/software inventory. Look for directories or files associated with a Paxman product website showcase.Affected if The application is present on the system
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Determine the installed versionCheck the application version (typically in about page, version file, header/footer, or package.json). Compare against the affected range: version 1.0 or lower.Affected if The installed version is 1.0 or lower
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Locate the file upload functionalityIdentify the file upload endpoint or feature in the application. Check for forms, API endpoints, or modules that handle file uploads.Affected if File upload functionality exists and is accessible
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Check if uploads are stored in webrootExamine the upload configuration or code to determine where uploaded files are stored. Check if the upload directory is within the publicly accessible web root.Affected if Uploaded files are stored within the webroot directory
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Verify file type validation is enforcedInspect the file upload handling code or configuration. Determine if there is server-side validation that restricts file types to safe non-executable types.Affected if There is NO strict server-side file type validation or allowlist in place
You are affected if Product Website Showcase version 1.0 or lower is installed, the file upload feature is accessible, and uploaded files can be stored in a web-accessible location without strict 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.
From vendor dataDisable the file upload functionality until a patch is available. If urgent, implement strict allowlist-based file type validation, verify file content (not just extension), store uploads outside the webroot, and prevent script execution in the upload directory.
Fix this in Product Website Showcase
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2024-49611 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-49611 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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