Pixabay Images <= 2.0 - Authentication Bypass to Arbitrary File Upload

9.8
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2015-1375
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published January 19, 2015
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Mogwai, IT-Sicherheitsberatung Munich

Description

pixabay-images.php in the Pixabay Images plugin before 2.4 for WordPress does not properly restrict access to the upload functionality, which allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files.

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Vulnerability Details for Pixabay Images

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug pixabay-images (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.4, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0
Patched Version
  • 2.4

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