CVE-2018-14028
Published: 10 August 2018
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.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 7.2
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
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wordpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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| Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) |
Needs triage
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| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Needs triage
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| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Needs triage
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| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Needs triage
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| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was needs-triage)
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