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CVE-2018-17573

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.0
Published
September 28, 2018
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-434
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The Wp-Insert plugin through 2.4.2 for WordPress allows upload of arbitrary PHP code because of the exposure and configuration of FCKeditor under fckeditor/editor/filemanager/browser/default/browser.html, fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/test.html, and fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/uploadtest.html.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • smartlogix wp-insert — Up to and including 2.4.2

References

  • cxsecurity.com https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2018090255 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • packetstormsecurity.com https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149568/WordPress-WP-Insert-2.4.2-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record