CVE-2018-12426

Public Exploit

Description

The WP Live Chat Support Pro plugin before 8.0.07 for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthenticated Remote Code Execution due to client-side validation of allowed file types, as demonstrated by a v1/remote_upload request with a .php filename and the image/jpeg content type.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.95% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/RiieCco/write-ups/tree/master/CVE-2018-12426 third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/CodeCabin/wp-live-chat-support/blob/master/readme.txt third party advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9697

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-12426?
CVE-2018-12426 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-12426?
To fix CVE-2018-12426, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-12426 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-12426 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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