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
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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wordpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
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cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
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disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needs-triage)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
focal |
Needs triage
|
|
hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
mantic |
Needs triage
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.2 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | High |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |