WordPress Classifieds Plugin – Ad Directory & Listings by AWP Classifieds < 2.0 - Arbitrary File Upload

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2012-4874
CVSS High (7.2)
Publicly Published April 3, 2012
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Description

The WordPress Classifieds Plugin – Ad Directory & Listings by AWP Classifieds plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the admin_handleimagesupload function in versions up to, and including, 1.8.9.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, 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 another-wordpress-classifieds-plugin (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0
Patched Version
  • 2.0
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