Known vulnerabilities in Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size

Enable large file uploads in the built-in WordPress media uploader via file chunking, and set maximum upload file size to any value based on user role …

2Reported vulnerabilities

4.3Highest CVSS score

2.1.9Latest version

100,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size to 2.1.3 or later. 2 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: July 21, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2024-8538	Medium 4.3	0.6%	Before 2.1.3	`2.1.3`	September 7, 2024
CVE-2023-47792	Medium 4.3	0.3%	2.1.1 and earlier	`2.1.2`	November 14, 2023

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.