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Atomicorp WAF Research Note: CVE-2024-8425

WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card ≤ 2.6.0 - Arbitrary File Upload

CVE Details

Status: Attack Blocked by Atomicorp
  • Already protected by existing Atomicorp WAF rules
  • Protection status: Understanding Atomicorp WAF Protection Status
  • CVE: CVE-2024-8425
  • Name: WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card ≤ 2.6.0 - Arbitrary File Upload
  • Severity: Critical
  • CVSS: 9.8 (v3.1) (Critical)
  • CVSS version: 3.1
  • CVSS source: N/A
  • CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    • Attack vector: Network
    • Attack complexity: Low
    • Privileges required: None
    • User interaction: None
    • Scope: Unchanged
    • Confidentiality impact: High
    • Integrity impact: High
    • Availability impact: High
  • CWE: CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
  • Related CAPEC attack patterns (via MITRE CWE relationships): CAPEC-1
  • Vendor: wpswings
  • Vulnerable product: woocommerce ultimate gift card
  • CVE published: 2025-02-28
  • CVE last modified: 2026-06-17
  • Affected versions (NVD configurations):
    • woocommerce ultimate gift card: <= 2.6.0
  • EPSS: 0.0408; 90.1th percentile (FIRST )
  • Latest Update: 2026-08-12
  • Selected Rule IDs observed: 382238
  • Matching rules: 1; rules with blocking actions: 1
  • Would-block Rule IDs: 382238
  • Request surfaces inspected: Request filename
Technical CPE data

This section lists vulnerable CPE matches retained from the NVD configurations. It supplements the readable affected-product information above.

  • cpe:2.3:a:wpswings:woocommerce_ultimate_gift_card:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    • Version end (inclusive): 2.6.0
    • NVD match criteria ID: B4B1A329-4386-4BD5-9E2D-44F680812FFC

Vulnerability 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, 2.9.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site’s server which may make remote code execution possible. Please note that this may have been patched on an older version than 2.9.2, however, we do not have access to older versions of the software to confirm when the patch was added. The only patched version we have confirmed is 2.9.3.

  1. Maintain the observed Atomicorp protections. Keep your Atomicorp commercial rules current and confirm that the selected observed rules (382238 ) have not been locally disabled. Atomicorp commercial rules are enabled by default. If you use Atomic WAF, review the applicable policy and rule settings.

  2. Apply the vendor’s remediation. WAF protection is defense in depth and does not replace upgrading or following the affected vendor’s guidance.

    • Affected versions: WP Swings WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card versions through 2.9.2.
    • No specific CNA/vendor solution or workaround is included in the current CVE Record . Review the vendor’s security advisories and supported-release guidance before making changes.

  3. Validate after changes. Confirm rule updates are current, review WAF events for the affected application, and test application behavior after vendor upgrades, mitigations, or local policy changes.

Research Notes

Atomicorp WAF protections are designed around attack techniques and exploit behaviors, allowing existing protections to apply across multiple vulnerabilities without requiring a unique rule for every CVE.

Public Vulnerability References

Test or Research Source

Research Note Context

This research note documents exploit-technique analysis associated with this vulnerability and references Atomicorp WAF protections observed during engineering review, testing, or validation activities.

Atomicorp security controls are generally designed to identify and mitigate attack techniques and exploit behaviors rather than individual CVE identifiers. As a result, protections developed for one vulnerability may also apply to related attack variants and future vulnerabilities using similar techniques.

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