CVEvulnerability
CVE-2019-25138
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2023-06-07
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-434
Description
The User Submitted Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the usp_check_images function in versions up to, and including, 20190312. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
Affected configurations
• plugin-planet user submitted posts (<= 20190312)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type weakness
References
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wordpress-user-submitted-posts-plugin/ Exploit
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-submitted-posts/#developers Product, Release Notes
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5a97877b-fb4d-4e87-bcff-56be65fee6ce?source=cve Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wordpress-user-submitted-posts-plugin/ Exploit
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-submitted-posts/#developers Product, Release Notes
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5a97877b-fb4d-4e87-bcff-56be65fee6ce?source=cve Broken Link, Third Party Advisory