WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2012-3578 Modified

Fcchat Widget: A security weakness

Fcchat Widget is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 6.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 6.8 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Fcchat Widget
Plugin slug
fcchat-widget
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jun 17, 2012
Weakness
CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

This CVE was published Jun 17, 2012 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Fcchat Widget to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in html/Upload.php in the FCChat Widget plugin 2.2.13.1 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in html/images.

NVD vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Primary and upstream sources