# CVE-2024-8425: WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card - Arbitrary File Upload

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2024-8425 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2024-8425

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 9.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** WP Swings WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)
- **Tags:** wordpress, ecommerce

## Description

The WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file type validation in the 'mwb_wgm_preview_mail' and 'mwb_wgm_woocommerce_add_cart_item_data' functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2024-8425](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8425) is a critical vulnerability in the WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card plugin for WordPress that allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files due to insufficient file type validation. Exploiting this flaw could enable remote code execution on the affected server, potentially leading to full site compromise and further malicious activity.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 24th of September 2025.

Insights from the CrowdSec network reveal that the attackers trying to exploit CVE-2024-8425 are composed of a fairly even mix of opportunistic and targeted actors. Some attackers employ preliminary reconnaissance, while others use indiscriminate scanning.
In addition, according to the CrowdSec network, attack volume against CVE-2024-8425 has dipped slightly compared to the previous week. Although still commonly targeted, the decline suggests a cooling-off period. Long-term relevance remains, but attention is waning.

Attackers exploit the WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card plugin by sending POST requests to `/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php` with the `action=mwb_wgm_preview_mail` parameter, uploading arbitrary files that are then accessible under `/wp-content/uploads/mwb_browse/`.

## Timeline

- 2025-02-28: CVE Published. CVE-2024-8425 is published to NVD.
- 2025-09-24: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2024-8425 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-09-25: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2024-8425 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-8425.yaml

## Live exploitation data

The [Live Exploit Tracker page](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2024-8425) follows observed exploitation activity for CVE-2024-8425. [Request an API key](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/request-api-key) for full access to its exploitation timeline, attacking IP addresses and blocklists.