CVE-2020-35949

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in the Quiz and Survey Master plugin before 7.0.1 for WordPress. It made it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution. If a quiz question could be answered by uploading a file, only the Content-Type header was checked during the upload, and thus the attacker could use text/plain for a .php file.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 13.31% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory wpscan.com Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/08/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-quiz-and-survey-master-plugin/ third party advisory exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10349 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-35949?
CVE-2020-35949 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-35949?
To fix CVE-2020-35949, 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-2020-35949 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-35949 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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