Description

WordPress Plugin SEO contains a backdoor. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands in the context of the application. Successful attacks will compromise the affected application and possibly the webserver or computer. WordPress Plugin SEO version 5.0 is vulnerable.

Remediation

Disable the plugin until a fix is available

References

https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2016/10/24/a-good-example-of-why-wordpress-keeping-quiet-about-unfixed-plugin-vulnerabilities-doesnt-make-sense/

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-95 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

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