SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2026-13158

The Everest Toolkit WordPress plugin through 1.2.3 does not validate the type of files uploaded during demo-content import (the WordPress file-type test is disabled), allowing high-privilege users (Administrator by default, including non-super-admin…

HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.35%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The Everest Toolkit WordPress plugin through 1.2.3 does not validate the type of files uploaded during demo-content import (the WordPress file-type test is disabled), allowing high-privilege users (Administrator by default, including non-super-admin site administrators on multisite) to upload executable PHP files to the uploads directory.

CVSS 3.1
7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.35% probability · 28th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-434
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.