CVE-2018-17573

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-434

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2018090255Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149568/WordPress-WP-Insert-2.4.2-Arbitrary-File-Upload.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2018090255Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149568/WordPress-WP-Insert-2.4.2-Arbitrary-File-Upload.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Sep 28, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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