Contus Video Gallery <= 1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE Not available
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published June 12, 2012
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Sammy Forgit
Description

The Contus Video Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload due to missing file type validation via the upload1.php file in versions up to, and including, 1.3. This makes it possible for attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug contus-video-galleryversion-10 (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.3
Patched Version
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