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CVE-2018-11736

An issue was discovered in Pluck before 4.7.7-dev2. /data/inc/images.php allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code by using the image/jpeg content type for a .htaccess file.

EXPLOITCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 8.44%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is critical, while EPSS rates exploitation at 8.4%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

An issue was discovered in Pluck before 4.7.7-dev2. /data/inc/images.php allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code by using the image/jpeg content type for a .htaccess file.

CVSS 3.0
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
8.44% probability · 95th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 8 December 2025
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-434
Affected
pluck-cms/pluck
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%5%10%21 September 2026: 6.69%22 September 2026: 8.57%27 October 2026: 8.44%21 September 202627 October 2026

EPSS moved from 6.7% on 21 September 2026 to 8.4% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 8.6% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-52460source ↗Pluck 4.7.7-dev2 - PHP Code Executionphp · CodeSecLabwebapps8 December 2025no

References

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