CVE-2024-6132 Pexels: Free Stock Photos <= 1.2.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload
Authenticated contributors can upload arbitrary files due to missing validation, potentially leading to remote code execution on WordPress sites.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6132?
CVE-2024-6132 is a high-severity vulnerability in raajtram Pexels: Free Stock Photos, published on 19 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Pexels: Free Stock Photos plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'pexels_fsp_images_options_validate' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level and above permissions, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6132?
How do I fix CVE-2024-6132?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6132 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-6132 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6132 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-98j7-qj5p-vpgv.