CVE-2020-37227 (GCVE-0-2020-37227)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-16 15:25 – Updated: 2026-05-18 18:14
VLAI
Title
WordPress Plugin HS Brand Logo Slider 2.1 Unrestricted File Upload
Summary
HS Brand Logo Slider 2.1 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated users to bypass client-side file extension validation by uploading arbitrary files. Attackers can intercept upload requests to the logoupload parameter in the admin interface and rename files to executable extensions .php to achieve remote code execution.
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2020-10-20 00:00
Credits
Net-Hunter
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