{"id":"CVE-2018-17573","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-17573","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:22:04.148Z","title":"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,…","description":"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.","published":"2018-09-28T05:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:46:03.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-434"],"affected":["smartlogix/wp-insert"],"epss":{"score":0.03364,"percentile":0.88666,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2018090255","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149568/WordPress-WP-Insert-2.4.2-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2018090255","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149568/WordPress-WP-Insert-2.4.2-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17573","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."}