Steven Uploadify up to 1.0 on WordPress process_upload.php unrestricted upload

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Steven Uploadify up to 1.0 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file process_upload.php. This manipulation causes unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2011-10041. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Steven Uploadify up to 1.0 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file process_upload.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Uploadify WordPress plugin versions up to and including 1.0 contain an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in process_upload.php due to missing file type validation. An unauthenticated remote attacker can upload arbitrary files to the affected WordPress site, which may allow remote code execution by uploading executable content to a web-accessible location.

The weakness was published by B0telh0. It is possible to read the advisory at packetstorm.news. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-10041 since 01/15/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/16/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:process_upload.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2011-5271). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Steven

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• Uploadify

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• 1.0

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