insert-or-embed-articulate-content-into-wordpress Plugin File Upload unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in insert-or-embed-articulate-content-into-wordpress Plugin up to 4.2998 on WordPress and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component File Upload. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-15649. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in insert-or-embed-articulate-content-into-wordpress Plugin up to 4.2998 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The insert-or-embed-articulate-content-into-wordpress plugin before 4.2999 for WordPress has insufficient restrictions on file upload.

The weakness was disclosed 08/27/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-15649 since 08/26/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 4.2999 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: insert-or-embed-articulate-content-into-wordpress Plugin 4.2999

Timelineinfo

08/26/2019 🔍
08/27/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/27/2019 +0 days 🔍
12/07/2023 +1563 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-15649 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-15649
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-140927
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/27/2019 21:14
Updated: 12/07/2023 07:37
Changes: 08/27/2019 21:14 (38), 08/07/2020 09:33 (18), 12/07/2023 07:37 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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