vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: autoptimize: CVE-2020-24948: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 24, 2020 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 24, 2020
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The ao_ccss_import AJAX call in Autoptimize Wordpress Plugin 2.7.6 does not ensure that the file provided is a legitimate Zip file, allowing high privilege users to upload arbitrary files, such as PHP, leading to remote command execution.
Solution
autoptimize-plugin-cve-2020-24948
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24948
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/09152aa7-5c10-416a-aa77-a0cde1b6442e?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-17649
- CVE-2020-24948
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-24948
- CWE-434
- EUVD-EUVD-2020-17649
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