WordPress WP Ultimate CSV Importer Plugin <= 7.9.8 is vulnerable to a medium priority Remote Code Execution (RCE)

Medium priority Mitigation available
<= 7.9.8Vulnerable version(s)
7.9.9Fixed version

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Risks

CVSS 8

This vulnerability is moderately dangerous and expected to become exploited.

8

Remote Code Execution (RCE)

This could allow a malicious actor to execute commands on the target website. This can be used to gain backdoor access to then take full control of the website.

CVSS score is a way to evaluate and rank reported vulnerabilities in a standardized and repeatable way but which is not ideal for WordPress.

Solutions

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Update to version 7.9.9 or later.

Update to version 7.9.9 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users can turn on auto-update for vulnerable plugins only.

Details

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Timeline

Reported byProfile ImageIstván Márton

16 Aug, 2023

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