CVE-2018-6195

Public Exploit

Description

admin/partials/wp-splashing-admin-main.php in the Splashing Images plugin (wp-splashing-images) before 2.1.1 for WordPress allows authenticated (administrator, editor, or author) remote attackers to conduct PHP Object Injection attacks via crafted serialized data in the 'session' HTTP GET parameter to wp-admin/upload.php.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.57% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory wordpress.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1807349/wp-splashing-images patch vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/91 mailing list third party advisory exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146109/WordPress-Splashing-Images-2.1-Cross-Site-Scripting-PHP-Object-Injection.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9015 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6195?
CVE-2018-6195 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-6195?
To fix CVE-2018-6195, 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-2018-6195 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-6195 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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