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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-6636
CVE-2023-6636:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-6636 affects the Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 7.6.2. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on January 11, 2024, impacting WordPress installations using the affected plugin versions (NVD CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from missing file type validation in the 'gspb_save_files' function, which could allow arbitrary file uploads. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type) (NVD CVE).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with administrator-level capabilities or above to upload arbitrary files to the affected site's server, potentially enabling remote code execution (NVD CVE).
Mitigation and workarounds
Patches have been released to address this vulnerability. Users should update their Greenshift plugin to a version newer than 7.6.2 (WordPress Patch).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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