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CVE-2018-14028 Detail

Description

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.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105060 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105060 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/44710 Third Party Advisory 
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/44710 Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/rastating/wordpress-exploit-framework/pull/52 Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/rastating/wordpress-exploit-framework/pull/52 Third Party Advisory 
https://rastating.github.io/unrestricted-file-upload-via-plugin-uploader-in-wordpress/ Third Party Advisory 
https://rastating.github.io/unrestricted-file-upload-via-plugin-uploader-in-wordpress/ Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-14028
NVD Published Date:
08/10/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE