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GHSA-76M2-6QG3-G4X6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:50 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:50

Details

An issue was discovered in the AccessKeys AccessPress Anonymous Post Pro plugin through 3.1.9 for WordPress. Improper input sanitization allows the attacker to override the settings for allowed file extensions and upload file size, related to inc/cores/file-uploader.php and file-uploader/file-uploader-class.php. This allows the attacker to upload anything they want to the server, as demonstrated by an action=ap_file_upload_action&allowedExtensions[]=php request to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php that results in a .php file upload and resultant PHP code execution.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2017-16949 (GCVE-0-2017-16949)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-18 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 20:43

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43324/	exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8977	x_refsource_MISC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145398/Acces…	x_refsource_MISC

Date Public

2017-12-13 00:00

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GHSA-76M2-6QG3-G4X6

CVE-2017-16949 (GCVE-0-2017-16949)

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