WordPress plugin
SlimStat-Ex <= 2.1.2 — Arbitrary Code Execution
ef104a10-9e47-420b-aba9-71095870bf4fPublished · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤2.1.2No patch available
What to do until a fix ships- Severity
- Critical9.8
- CVSS
- 9.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
wp-slimstat-ex wp-slimstat-ex
- Affected≤ 2.1.2
- PatchedNo fix yet
No patched version available.
You are affected if you run ≤ 2.1.2. No fixed version has been released.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under wp-slimstat-ex.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch wp-slimstat-ex to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to wantexz.
The SlimStat-Ex plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via the 'ofc_upload_image.php' file in versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute potentially malicious code.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Timeline
CVE published
Severity critical, CVSS 9.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.