PHP Event Calendar for WordPress < 1.5.1 - Arbitrary File Upload

9.8
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published April 2, 2015
Last Updated February 3, 2023
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.

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Vulnerability Details for PHP Event Calendar for WordPress

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug php-event-calendar (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.5.1, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 1.5.1
Patched Version
  • 1.5.1

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