Elegant Themes (Multiple Versions) - Arbitrary File Upload

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2020-35945
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published August 3, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Chloe Chamberland
Description

An issue was discovered in the Divi Builder plugin, Divi theme, and Divi Extra theme before 4.5.3 for WordPress. Authenticated attackers, with contributor-level or above capabilities, can upload arbitrary files, including .php files. This occurs because the check for file extensions is on the client side rather than server side.

References

3 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug divi-builder (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.3.2
Patched Version
  • 4.5.3
Software Type Theme
Software Slug Divi (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.3.2
Patched Version
  • 4.5.3
Software Type Theme
Software Slug extra (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.3.2
Patched Version
  • 4.5.3
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