Vulnerability Details CVE-2018-14028
In WordPress 4.9.7, plugins uploaded via the admin area are not verified as being ZIP files. This allows for PHP files to be uploaded. Once a PHP file is uploaded, the plugin extraction fails, but the PHP file remains in a predictable wp-content/uploads location, allowing for an attacker to then execute the file. This represents a security risk in limited scenarios where an attacker (who does have the required capabilities for plugin uploads) cannot simply place arbitrary PHP code into a valid plugin ZIP file and upload that plugin, because a machine's wp-content/plugins directory permissions were set up to block all new plugins.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.041
EPSS Ranking 88.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.2
CVSS v2 Score 6.5
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105060
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/44710
- https://github.com/rastating/wordpress-exploit-framework/pull/52
- https://rastating.github.io/unrestricted-file-upload-via-plugin-uploader-in-wordpress/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105060
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/44710
- https://github.com/rastating/wordpress-exploit-framework/pull/52
- https://rastating.github.io/unrestricted-file-upload-via-plugin-uploader-in-wordpress/