CVE-2013-1916

User Photo <= 0.9.4 - Arbitrary File Upload

highUnrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

8.8

CVSS Score

8.8

CVSS Score

high

Severity

0.9.5

Patched in

4722d

Time to patch

Description

In WordPress Plugin User Photo 0.9.4, when a photo is uploaded, it is only partially validated and it is possible to upload a backdoor on the server hosting WordPress. This backdoor can be called (executed) even if the photo has not been yet approved.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=0.9.4

PublishedFebruary 18, 2011

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginuser-photo

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/76eff464-69f0-47c1-bdcb-f8caa28a1280?source=api-prod

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