HIGH
Squeeze < 1.7.12 - Author+ Arbitrary File Upload
Published Aug 10, 2026
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.73%
Description
The Squeeze WordPress plugin before 1.7.12 does not validate the file type or extension of the per-size image data written by one of its attachment-update actions, allowing users with the upload_files capability (Author and above) to write an executable PHP file into the uploads directory and achieve remote code execution.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Squeeze Defaultunaffected
Affected
- ≥ 0, < 1.7.12
Default status is the baseline for the product. Each version can override it (patched versions can be marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Squeeze | unaffected | Affected
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-55014 Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/045a15f3-5750-4c4e-977d-e1283e3c967d/ exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-55014 | Advisory | |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/045a15f3-5750-4c4e-977d-e1283e3c967d/ | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner WPScan
Published Aug 10, 2026
Updated Aug 11, 2026
Reserved Jul 24, 2026
Link CVE-2026-16985
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Aug 11, 2026
Red Hat
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GitHub
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