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WEB APPLICATION VULNERABILITIES Standard & Premium

WordPress Plugin Cimy User Extra Fields Denial of Service (2.6.3)

Description

WordPress Plugin Cimy User Extra Fields is prone to a Denial of Service vulnerability. Exploiting this issue allows an attacker to delete random server files and 'hide' multiple files on the server, thus denying service to legitimate users. WordPress Plugin Cimy User Extra Fields version 2.6.3 is vulnerable; prior versions are also affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 2.6.4 or latest

References

http://www.marcocimmino.net/cimy-wordpress-plugins/cimy-user-extra-fields/all-versions-and-changelog/

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-400 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Denial Of Service

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