Name: CVE-2018-17573: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-17573, CWE-434, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.01813

The Wp-Insert plugin through 2.4.2 for WordPress allows upload of arbitrary PHP code because of the exposure and configuration of FCKeditor under fckeditor/editor/filemanager/browser/default/browser.html, fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/test.html, and fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/uploadtest.html.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Wp Insert Plugin	—	Update wp-insert plugin to version 2.4.3, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Sep 27, 2018

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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