jQuery HTML5 File Upload <= 3.0 - Unauthenticated Settings Update

Missing Authorization
CVE Not available
CVSS Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published August 7, 2017
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Description

The jQuery HTML5 File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthenticated settings update in versions up to, and including 3.0, due to a lack of capability checking in the /jquery-html5-file-upload.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings which can contain malicious web scripts.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug jquery-html5-file-upload (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 3.0
Patched Version
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