The Everest Toolkit WordPress plugin through 1.2.3 does not validate the type of files uploaded during demo-content import (the WordPress file-type test is disabled), allowing high-privilege users (Administrator by default, including non-super-admin site administrators on multisite) to upload executable PHP files to the uploads directory.
History

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-434
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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Description The Everest Toolkit WordPress plugin through 1.2.3 does not validate the type of files uploaded during demo-content import (the WordPress file-type test is disabled), allowing high-privilege users (Administrator by default, including non-super-admin site administrators on multisite) to upload executable PHP files to the uploads directory.
Title Everest Toolkit <= 1.2.3 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-08-01T06:00:10.609Z

Updated: 2026-08-05T19:49:08.924Z

Reserved: 2026-06-24T12:02:16.204Z

Link: CVE-2026-13158

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T19:40:47.824Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-01T07:16:29.133

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:31:36.750

Link: CVE-2026-13158

cve-icon Redhat

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