Name: CVE-2020-24186: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-24186, CWE-434, Metasploit Module, CVSS 10, EPSS 0.94616

A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 7.0 through 7.0.4 for WordPress, which allows unauthenticated users to upload any type of file, including PHP files via the wmuUploadFiles AJAX action.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 10
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Wpdiscuz Plugin	—	Update wpdiscuz plugin to version 7.0.5, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Jun 6, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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