#VU47131 Arbitrary file upload in Simple:Press - WordPress Forum Plugin

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#VU47131 Arbitrary file upload in Simple:Press - WordPress Forum Plugin

Published: September 29, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU47131
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Simple:Press - WordPress Forum Plugin
Software vendor:
The Simple:Press Team

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the "sp-startup/admin/spa-admin-ajax-actions.php" script, when the "spa_ajax_iconset_uploader" function is loaded via the "iconset_uploader" AJAX action. A remote authenticated attacker can upload a malicious file and execute it on the server.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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