{"id":"CVE-2013-1916","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2013-1916","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T00:17:08.069Z","title":"This backdoor can be called (executed) even if the photo has not been yet approved.","description":"In WordPress Plugin User Photo 0.9.4, when a photo is uploaded, it is only partially validated and it is possible to upload a backdoor on the server hosting WordPress. This backdoor can be called (executed) even if the photo has not been yet approved.","published":"2022-06-24T15:15:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:52:24.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-434"],"affected":["user photo project/user photo"],"epss":{"score":0.12847,"percentile":0.96299,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2011-02-17","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":16181,"kind":"exploit","title":"WordPress Plugin User Photo Component - Arbitrary File Upload","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16181","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/16181.txt","file":"exploits/php/webapps/16181.txt","published":"2011-02-17","added":"2011-02-17","updated":"2011-02-17","author":"ADVtools","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["OSVDB-71071","CVE-2013-1916"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.8%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/347137","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-photo/#developers","tags":["Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16181","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/347137","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-photo/#developers","tags":["Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16181","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1916","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}