FCChat Widget < 2.2.13.7 - Arbitrary File Upload

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2012-3578
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published June 6, 2012
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Sammy Forgit
Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in html/Upload.php in the FCChat Widget plugin 2.2.13.6 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in html/images.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug fcchat (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.2.13.7
Patched Version
  • 2.2.13.7
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