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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-9172

The Iptanus WordPress File Upload plugin before 4.3.3 for WordPress mishandles shortcode attributes.

EXPLOITMEDIUM 5.4EPSS 3.07%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.1%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

The Iptanus WordPress File Upload plugin before 4.3.3 for WordPress mishandles shortcode attributes.

CVSS 3.0
5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
3.07% probability · 88th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 10 April 2018
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
iptanus/wordpress file upload
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 3.07%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 3.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

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-44443source ↗WordPress Plugin File Upload 4.3.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scriptingphp · ManhNhowebapps10 April 2018no

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.