What is CVE-2024-8988?

CVE-2024-8988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Peepso Core: File Uploads, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-8988?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Peepso Core: File Uploads

CVE-2024-8988

The PeepSo Core: File Uploads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.6.0 via the file_download REST API endpoint due to missing validation on a user controlled key…

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.002 (16.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Peepso Core: File Uploads — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8988?: CVE-2024-8988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Peepso Core: File Uploads, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-8988?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.