WordPress Popular Posts <= 5.3.2 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload

8.8
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2021-42362
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published November 12, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Jerome Bruandet - NinTechNet

Description

The WordPress Popular Posts WordPress plugin is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient input file type validation found in the ~/src/Image.php file which makes it possible for attackers with contributor level access and above to upload malicious files that can be used to obtain remote code execution, in versions up to and including 5.3.2.

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Vulnerability Details for WordPress Popular Posts

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wordpress-popular-posts (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 5.3.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 5.3.2
Patched Version
  • 5.3.3

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