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CVE-2018-25436: WordPress Plugin Baggage Freight Shipping Australia 0.1.0 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability…
CVE-2018-25436 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
WordPress Plugin Baggage Freight Shipping Australia 0.1.0 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files by exploiting the upload-package.php endpoint. Attackers can submit POST requests with malicious file extensions to the upload handler, which moves files without validation to the plugin upload directory, enabling remote code execution.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.1 9.8: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
- Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
- Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.
Underlying weakness
CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
The product allows the upload or transfer of dangerous file types that are automatically processed within its environment.