PatchTheCVECVE-2024-6366: The User Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 3.11.8 does not have proper authorisation, allowing unauthen
CVE-2024-6366 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.1) affecting profile builder. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
The User Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 3.11.8 does not have proper authorisation, allowing unauthenticated users to upload media files via the async upload functionality of WP.
Why this priority
- Critical severity
- EPSS top 2%: very likely to be exploited
- Public exploit reference
- Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
A fixed release or distro patch exists.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 9.1 (Critical) |
| Attack vector | Network (remote) |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges needed | None |
| User interaction | None |
| EPSS exploit chance | 29.0% (top 2%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-434 |
| Published | 2024-07-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score
Am I affected?
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
Public exploits and detection
Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.
- Nuclei scan template: User Profile Builder < 3.11.8 - File Upload
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.
Quick answers
How do I fix CVE-2024-6366?
profile builder: upgrade to 3.11.8. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.
Is CVE-2024-6366 being exploited?
CVE-2024-6366 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.
What does CVE-2024-6366 affect?
CVE-2024-6366 affects profile builder. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.1). The User Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 3.11.8 does not have proper authorisation, allowing unauthenticated users to upload media files via the async upload functionality of WP.
How urgent is CVE-2024-6366?
Priority 66/100. Critical severity; EPSS top 2%: very likely to be exploited; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
Software pages
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