PHP Event Calendar for WordPress < 1.5.1 - Arbitrary File Upload

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE Not available
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published April 2, 2015
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher CrashBandicot
Description

The PHP Event Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the uploadify.php file in versions up to, and including, 1.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated 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 php-event-calendar (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.5.1
Patched Version
  • 1.5.1
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