PT-2014-6338 · WordPress · Wordpress File Upload Plugin

Published 2014-08-12 · Updated 2014-08-13 · CVE-2014-5199

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WordPress File Upload plugin (wp-file-upload) versions prior to 2.4.2

Description A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issue allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change plugin settings.

Recommendations For WordPress File Upload plugin (wp-file-upload) versions prior to 2.4.2, update to version 2.4.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-5199

Affected Products

Wordpress File Upload Plugin

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5199 · Security Note
• http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-upload/changelog · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5199 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/60520 · Note