PT-2019-7751 · WordPress · Estatik

Published 2019-09-16 · Updated 2019-09-16 · CVE-2016-10958

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Estatik plugin versions prior to 2.3.0 for WordPress

Description The issue allows for unauthenticated arbitrary file upload. This is achieved by exploiting the es media images[] parameter in the "wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" API endpoint.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.3.0, update to version 2.3.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" API endpoint or disabling the es media images[] parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Unrestricted File Upload

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-434

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-10958

Affected Products

Estatik

References · 6

• 🔥 https://pluginvulnerabilities.com/2016/08/01/arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-estatik · Exploit
• https://estatik.net/estatik-released-security-updates · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10958 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10958 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/6784 · Telegram Post
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/estatik/#developers · Note