THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2020-24948
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2020-24948

Autoptimize vulnerability

CVSS
7.2
EPSS
13.1%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
The ao_ccss_import AJAX call in Autoptimize Wordpress Plugin 2.7.6 does not ensure that the file provided is a legitimate Zip file, allowing high privilege users to upload arbitrary files, such as PHP, leading to remote command execution.
Affected vendor
Autoptimize
Affected product
Autoptimize
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Published
2020-09-03

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring high privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 13.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-24948

  • Confirm whether Autoptimize Autoptimize is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-24948.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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