WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-3112 Modified

Quotes and Tips by BestWebSoft: A security weakness

Quotes and Tips by BestWebSoft 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 4.9 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score 4.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Quotes and Tips by BestWebSoft
Plugin slug
quotes-and-tips
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jul 12, 2024
Weakness
CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

This CVE was published Jul 12, 2024 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Quotes and Tips by BestWebSoft 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.

Technical description

The Quotes and Tips by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin before 1.45 does not properly validate image files uploaded, allowing high privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files on the server even when they should not be allowed to (for example in multisite setup)

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary and upstream sources