WordPress File Upload <= 2.4.6 - Arbitrary File Upload

9.8
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2015-9338
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published January 23, 2015
Last Updated December 25, 2022

Description

The wp-file-upload plugin before 2.5.0 for WordPress has insufficient restrictions on upload of .php files.

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Vulnerability Details for WordPress File Upload

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-file-upload (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.5.0, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.4.6
Patched Version
  • 2.5.0

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