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GHSA-FM2W-6W3P-HHX6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:45 – Updated: 2022-05-14 02:45

Details

In WordPress 4.9.7, plugins uploaded via the admin area are not verified as being ZIP files. This allows for PHP files to be uploaded. Once a PHP file is uploaded, the plugin extraction fails, but the PHP file remains in a predictable wp-content/uploads location, allowing for an attacker to then execute the file. This represents a security risk in limited scenarios where an attacker (who does have the required capabilities for plugin uploads) cannot simply place arbitrary PHP code into a valid plugin ZIP file and upload that plugin, because a machine's wp-content/plugins directory permissions were set up to block all new plugins.

Severity

7.2 (High)


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

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CVE-2018-14028 (GCVE-0-2018-14028)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-08-10 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 09:21

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/44710	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/rastating/wordpress-exploit-fr…	x_refsource_MISC
https://rastating.github.io/unrestricted-file-upl…	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105060	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Date Public

2018-08-04 00:00

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