CVE-2018-17573
The Wp-Insert plugin through 2.4.2 for WordPress allows upload of arbitrary PHP code because of...
CVE-2018-17573 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Smartlogix Wp-insert, published September 28, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.36%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 3.36%EPSS, 88th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The Wp-Insert plugin through 2.4.2 for WordPress allows upload of arbitrary PHP code because of the exposure and configuration of FCKeditor under fckeditor/editor/filemanager/browser/default/browser.html, fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/test.html, and fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/uploadtest.html.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Wp-Insert plugin through 2.4.2 for WordPress allows upload of arbitrary PHP code because of the exposure and configuration of FCKeditor under fckeditor/editor/filemanager/browser/default/browser.html, fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/test.html, and fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/uploadtest.html.
- Record
CVE-2018-17573- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The Wp-Insert plugin through 2.4.2 for WordPress allows upload of arbitrary PHP code because of the exposure and configuration of FCKeditor under fckeditor/editor/filemanager/browser/default/browser.html, fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/test.html, and fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/uploadtest.html.
- Record
CVE-2018-17573- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-9323No score
The Wp-Insert plugin through 2.4.2 for WordPress allows upload of arbitrary PHP code because of the exposure and configuration of FCKeditor under fckeditor/editor/filemanager/browser/default/browser.html, fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/test.html, and fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/uploadtest.html.
- Record
EUVD-2018-9323- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qxjw-jm8v-p8q2
The Wp-Insert plugin through 2.4.2 for WordPress allows upload of arbitrary PHP code because of...
The Wp-Insert plugin through 2.4.2 for WordPress allows upload of arbitrary PHP code because of the exposure and configuration of FCKeditor under fckeditor/editor/filemanager/browser/default/browser.html, fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/test.html, and fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/uploadtest.html.
- Record
GHSA-qxjw-jm8v-p8q2- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.