Comments wpDiscuz Plugin for WordPress < 7.0.5 Arbitrary File Upload

critical Web App Scanning Plugin ID 112576

Synopsis

Comments wpDiscuz Plugin for WordPress < 7.0.5 Arbitrary File Upload

Description

The WordPress Comments wpDiscuz Plugin installed on the remote host is affected by an arbitrary file upload vulnerability.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Comments wpDiscuz Plugin for WordPress 7.0.5 or latest.

See Also

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/07/critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-patched-in-wpdiscuz-plugin/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 112576

Type: remote

Published: 8/31/2020

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 10.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-24186

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-24186

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/28/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-24186