CVE-2021-423628.8HighCWE-434

CVE-2021-42362: WordPress Popular Posts <= 5.3.2 Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload

WordPress Popular Posts

Vendor fix available · Affected: WordPress Popular Posts · Exploitation: likely to be exploited (10% or more)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

79.8%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

99th percentile

050100

Higher than 99% of scored CVEs

8.8HighCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

The WordPress Popular Posts WordPress plugin is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient input file type validation found in the ~/src/Image.php file which makes it possible for attackers with contributor level access and above to upload malicious files that can be used to obtain remote code execution, in versions up to and including 5.3.2.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

WordPress Popular Posts · WordPress Popular Postsfrom 0.0 up to and including 5.3.2

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Exploitation: Likely to be exploited (10% or more). EPSS gives it a 10% or higher chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Unrestricted File Upload · File and Path Handling
Published: November 2021
Band: Likely to be exploited (10% or more), November 2021

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