CVE-2023-45603 WordPress User Submitted Posts Plugin <= 20230902 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload
Attackers can upload malicious files to execute arbitrary code on WordPress sites using the User Submitted Posts plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-45603?
CVE-2023-45603 is a critical vulnerability in Jeff Starr User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End, published on 20 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Jeff Starr User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End.This issue affects User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End: from n/a through 20230902.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45603?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Plugin-Planet User Submitted Posts.
How do I fix CVE-2023-45603?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45603 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-45603 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45603 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jeff Starr User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End
- CVE-2019-25138 User Submitted Posts <= 20190312 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2023-4308 User Submitted Posts <= 20230809 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'user-submitted-content'
- CVE-2023-4779 Cross-site scripting in User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End
- CVE-2016-11001 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2024-5002 User Submitted Posts < 20240516 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4v55-6j3q-q3g7.