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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVE-2023-5673

High
8.8/10

Summary

The WP Mail Log WordPress plugin before 1.1.3 does not properly validate file extensions uploading files to attach to emails, allowing attackers to upload PHP files, leading to remote code execution.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with dangerous type

'Unrestricted file upload with dangerous type' attacks involve an attacker uploading or transferring files of dangerous types to the server. The severity of such an attack depends upon the execution mechanism and the storage location of the uploaded file. Thus, it may range from simple defacement to arbitrary file execution, and complete system takeover.

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  • Published