Wp-Insert <= 2.4.2 - Arbitrary File Upload

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2018-17573
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published September 27, 2018
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Mostafa Gharzi
Description

The Wp-Insert plugin through 2.4.2 for WordPress allows upload of arbitrary PHP code because of the exposure and configuration of FCKeditor under fckeditor/editor/filemanager/browser/default/browser.html, fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/test.html, and fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/uploadtest.html.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-insert (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.4.2
Patched Version
  • 2.4.3
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