CVE-2026-16985 (GCVE-0-2026-16985)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-10 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-10 06:00
VLAI
Title
Squeeze < 1.7.12 - Author+ Arbitrary File Upload
Summary
The Squeeze WordPress plugin before 1.7.12 does not validate the file type or extension of the per-size image data written by one of its attachment-update actions, allowing users with the upload_files capability (Author and above) to write an executable PHP file into the uploads directory and achieve remote code execution.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/045a15f3-5750-4c… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Squeeze Affected: 0 , < 1.7.12 (semver)
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Credits
Ezekiel Victor WPScan
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