vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wpdiscuz: CVE-2020-24186: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jun 6, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jun 6, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
wpdiscuz-plugin-cve-2020-24186
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24186
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc3efc42-7cf5-4dcd-9653-891deaae19c3?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-16921
- CVE-2020-24186
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-24186
- CWE-434
- EUVD-EUVD-2020-16921
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