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    CVE-2026-16618 (GCVE-0-2026-16618)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-04 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-04 17:40
    VLAI
    Title
    ImproveSEO <= 2.0.11 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload Leading to Remote Code Execution
    Summary
    The Improve SEO WordPress plugin through 2.0.11 does not properly validate uploaded files, checking only the file content type while writing the file with the attacker-supplied extension into a publicly accessible directory, allowing unauthenticated users to upload executable PHP files and achieve remote code execution.
    Severity
    9.8 (Critical)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    SSVC
    Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
    CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
    CWE
    Assigner
    References
    URL Tags
    https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3754d4c0-1b67-49… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    Unknown Improve SEO Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.0.11 (semver)
    		Create a notification for this product.
    Credits
    João Ramos Maciel WPScan
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