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WordPress Autoptimize Plugin <= 2.7.6 RCE Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Web application abuses
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
3 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
The WordPress plugin Autoptimize is prone to a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The vulnerability exists because the ao_ccss_import AJAX call does not ensure that the file provided is a legitimate Zip file, allowing high privilege users to upload arbitrary files, such as PHP.
Affected Software
Affected Software
WordPress Autoptimize plugin through version 2.7.6.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.7.7.