School Management System for: Dangerous file upload
School Management System for is affected by dangerous file upload. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. Successful exploitation can place attacker-controlled executable content on the server and may lead to full site compromise.
- Component
- School Management System for
- Plugin slug
school-management-system- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Nov 23, 2024
This CVE was published Nov 23, 2024 and is one of 9 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update School Management System for 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 School Management System for Wordpress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the mj_smgt_load_documets_new() and mj_smgt_load_documets() functions in all versions up to, and including, 91.5.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Student-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H