images upload on piclect Plugin up to 1.0 on WordPress unrestricted upload
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.3 | $0-$5k | 0.80+ |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in images upload on piclect Plugin up to 1.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-84171. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability was found in images upload on piclect Plugin up to 1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. 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. CVE summarizes:
The WP images upload on piclect WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not validate the name or type of uploaded files before writing them to a publicly accessible directory, allowing unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code on the server.
The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-84171 since 09/01/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/12/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1608.002.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
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Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Unrestricted uploadCWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
09/01/2026 CVE reserved09/12/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/12/2026 VulDB entry created
09/12/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: wpscan.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-84171 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-84171
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-403052
Entry
Created: 09/12/2026 08:41Changes: 09/12/2026 08:41 (52)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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