Description

WordPress Plugin Word of the day is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers upload arbitrary files because the application fails to properly verify user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to upload arbitrary code and run it in the context of the webserver process. This may facilitate unauthorized access or privilege escalation; other attacks are also possible. WordPress Plugin Word of the day version 1.0 is vulnerable.

Remediation

Disable the plugin until a fix is available

References

https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/10/07/what-security-review-brand-new-wordpress-plugin-contains-authenticated-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability/

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-434 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Tags

Missing Update Unauthenticated File Upload