vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: simplepress: CVE-2020-36706: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Sep 25, 2020 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 25, 2020
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
The Simple:Press – WordPress Forum Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the ~/admin/resources/jscript/ajaxupload/sf-uploader.php file in versions up to, and including, 6.6.0. This makes it possible for attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
Solution
simplepress-plugin-cve-2020-36706
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36706
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/53eba5b4-7cc0-48e1-bb9c-6ed3207151ab?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-24148
- CVE-2020-36706
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-36706
- CWE-434
- EUVD-EUVD-2020-24148
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