PowerPress <= 8.3.7 - Arbitrary File Upload

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2021-24123
CVSS High (7.2)
Publicly Published October 11, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Minh Tuan - SunCSR (Sun* Cyber Security Research)
Description

Arbitrary file upload in the PowerPress WordPress plugin, versions before 8.3.7, did not verify some of the uploaded feed images (such as the ones from Podcast Artwork section), allowing high privilege accounts (admin+) being able to upload arbitrary files, such as php, leading to RCE.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug powerpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 8.3.7
Patched Version
  • 8.3.8
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