WordPress File Upload < 4.16.3 - Contributor+ Path Traversal to RCE
3Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackepss 2.8%
exploitation probability
2.8%top 15% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
The WordPress File Upload Free and Pro WordPress plugins before 4.16.3 allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform path traversal via a shortcode argument, which can then be used to upload a PHP code disguised as an image inside the auto-loaded directory of the plugin, resulting in arbitrary code execution.