CRITICAL
User Submitted Posts <= 20190312 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
Published Jun 7, 2023
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.33%
Description
The User Submitted Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the usp_check_images function in versions up to, and including, 20190312. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
Affected products
- Vendor Specialk Product User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End Defaultunaffected
- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<20190426
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialk | User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End | unaffected |
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- ≤ 20190312
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wordpress-user-submitted-posts-plugin/ Exploit
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2019-11572 Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-submitted-posts/#developers ProductRelease Notes
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5a97877b-fb4d-4e87-bcff-56be65fee6ce?source=cve Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://blog.nintechnet.com/arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wordpress-user-submitted-posts-plugin/ | Exploit | |
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2019-11572 | Advisory | |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-submitted-posts/#developers | ProductRelease Notes | |
| https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5a97877b-fb4d-4e87-bcff-56be65fee6ce?source=cve | Broken LinkThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Wordfence
Published Jun 7, 2023
Updated Apr 8, 2026
Reserved Jun 6, 2023
Link CVE-2019-25138
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Dec 26, 2024
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2019-11572 Assigner Wordfence
Published Jun 7, 2023
Updated Apr 8, 2026
Exploited since n/a
Link EUVD-2019-11572