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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-08-10T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T09:21:40.680Z

Reserved: 2018-07-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-14028

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-08-10T16:29:00.343

Modified: 2018-10-10T13:06:52.463

Link: CVE-2018-14028

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