CVE-2020-36701 (GCVE-0-2020-36701)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-07 01:51 – Updated: 2024-12-23 16:22
VLAI?
Summary
The Page Builder: KingComposer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Uploads in versions up to, and including, 2.9.3 via the 'process_bulk_action' function in the 'kingcomposer/includes/kc.extensions.php' file. This makes it possible for authenticated users with author level permissions and above to upload arbitrary files onto the server which can be used to execute code on the server.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
kingthemes Page Builder: KingComposer – Free Drag and Drop page builder by King-Theme Affected: * , ≤ 2.9.3 (semver)
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Credits
Jerome Bruandet
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