9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-10564
WordPress File Upload Plugin Remote Code Execution
Description

An issue was discovered in the File Upload plugin before 4.13.0 for WordPress. A directory traversal can lead to remote code execution by uploading a crafted txt file into the lib directory, because of a wfu_include_lib call.

INFO

Published Date :

March 13, 2020, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 19, 2020, 4:16 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-10564 has a 7 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-10564 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Iptanus wordpress_file_upload
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-10564.

URL Resource
https://github.com/beerpwn/CVE/tree/master/WP-File-Upload_disclosure_report/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-upload/#developers Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10132 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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beardcodes/wordpress

None

Dockerfile Shell

Updated: 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 18, 2024, 1:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.
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Irdinaaaa/pentest

None

Dockerfile Shell PHP HTML JavaScript

Updated: 8 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 13, 2024, 1:26 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.
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HycCodeQL/wordpress

None

Dockerfile Shell PHP HTML JavaScript Perl Sass CSS SCSS Makefile

Updated: 10 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 27, 2023, 9:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.
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PaulBorie/kubernetes-security

None

Dockerfile Shell PHP HTML JavaScript Perl Sass CSS SCSS Makefile

Updated: 2 years, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 15, 2021, 8:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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ehsandeep/wordpress-application

None

Dockerfile Shell PHP HTML JavaScript Perl Sass CSS SCSS Makefile

Updated: 3 years, 2 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 6, 2021, 1:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.
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ChoiSG/vwp

Vulnerable Wordpress Environment for educational purposes

Dockerfile Shell PHP HTML JavaScript

Updated: 4 months ago
5 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Oct. 9, 2020, 7:30 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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vavkamil/dvwp

Damn Vulnerable WordPress

Dockerfile Shell PHP HTML JavaScript Perl CSS Makefile Python Sass

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
153 stars 65 fork 65 watcher
Born at : April 24, 2020, 9:52 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-10564 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-10564 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 19, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/beerpwn/CVE/tree/master/WP-File-Upload_disclosure_report/ No Types Assigned https://github.com/beerpwn/CVE/tree/master/WP-File-Upload_disclosure_report/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-upload/#developers No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-upload/#developers Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10132 No Types Assigned https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10132 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:iptanus:wordpress_file_upload:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.13.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10132 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-10564 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-10564 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

5.29 }} 1.49%

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0.91863

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