CVE-2024-52398
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 Halyra CDI collect-and-deliver-interface-for-woocommerce.This issue affects CDI: from n/a through <= 5.5.3.
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 confidenceThis is an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Halyra CDI (Collect-and-Deliver-Interface) WooCommerce plugin. The plugin fails to properly validate file types during upload, allowing attackers to upload dangerous file types (such as executable scripts) directly to the web server. This could enable remote code execution if the uploaded files are accessible and executable.
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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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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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Verify Halyra CDI plugin installationLog into WordPress admin panel and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'Halyra CDI (Collect-and-Deliver-Interface)' in the list.Affected if The plugin is installed and active
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Identify installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, click on the Halyra CDI plugin to view its details, or check the plugin files in /wp-content/plugins/ for a version indicator in the main PHP file or readme.txt.Affected if Version matches or falls within the vulnerable version range (compare your installed version to the affected ranges)
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Confirm file upload functionality is accessibleVisit the WooCommerce checkout page or CDI upload endpoint where customers submit files. Attempt to identify if the upload form is publicly accessible without admin authentication.Affected if The file upload form is enabled and accessible to unauthenticated or low-privileged users
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Inspect upload directory for suspicious filesCheck the wp-content/uploads/ directory (or custom upload path configured for CDI) for unexpected file extensions such as .php, .phtml, .exe, .js, .sh, or .pl that should not be present.Affected if Dangerous file types (.php, .phtml, .exe, etc.) exist in the upload directory and are web-accessible
You are affected if the Halyra CDI plugin is installed with the upload feature enabled and dangerous file types can be uploaded or already exist on the server.
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 dataImmediate mitigation involves disabling the file upload functionality in the CDI plugin or restricting file uploads at the web server level (e.g., via .htaccess or web.config) until a patch implementing proper file type validation and secure upload handling is available from the vendor.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-52398 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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