CVE-2018-17573

9.8 criticalEPSS 3.4%

Critical (9.8) in smartlogix wp-insert. EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Wp-Insert plugin through 2.4.2 for WordPress allows upload of arbitrary PHP code because of the exposure and configuration of FCKeditor under fckeditor/editor/filemanager/browser/default/browser.html, fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/test.html, and fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/uploadtest.html.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

9.8 critical

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 3.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 88% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-434
Published: 2018-09-28
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

smartlogix:wp-insert

References

https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2018090255
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149568/WordPress-WP-Insert-2.4.2-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2018090255
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149568/WordPress-WP-Insert-2.4.2-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html

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