thecotton <= 1.14 - Arbitrary File Upload

9.8
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published March 3, 2014
Last Updated February 3, 2023
Researcher IEDB Team

Description

The thecotton theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the upload-handler.php file in versions up to, and including, 1.14. This makes it possible for attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.

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Vulnerability Details for thecotton

Software Type Theme
Software Slug thecotton_v114 (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 1.14

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