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.

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
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).

None

Dockerfile Shell

Updated: 9 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.

None

Dockerfile Shell PHP HTML JavaScript

Updated: 10 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.

None

Dockerfile Shell PHP HTML JavaScript Perl Sass CSS SCSS Makefile

Updated: 1 year 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.

None

Dockerfile Shell PHP HTML JavaScript Perl Sass CSS SCSS Makefile

Updated: 2 years, 11 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.

None

Dockerfile Shell PHP HTML JavaScript Perl Sass CSS SCSS Makefile

Updated: 3 years, 4 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.

Vulnerable Wordpress Environment for educational purposes

Dockerfile Shell PHP HTML JavaScript

Updated: 6 months, 1 week 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.

Damn Vulnerable WordPress

Dockerfile Shell PHP HTML JavaScript Perl CSS Makefile Python Sass

Updated: 3 months, 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:

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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