CVE-2023-6635 (GCVE-0-2023-6635)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-05 21:21 – Updated: 2025-05-15 19:46
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Summary
The EditorsKit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation on the 'import_styles' function in versions up to, and including, 1.40.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrator-level capabilities or above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Severity ?
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
munirkamal Gutenberg Block Editor Toolkit – EditorsKit Affected: * , ≤ 1.40.3 (semver)
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István Márton
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