WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

ImproveSEO <= 2.0.11 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload Leading to Remote Code Execution

Description

The plugin does not properly validate uploaded files, checking only the file content type while writing the file with the attacker-supplied extension into a publicly accessible directory, allowing unauthenticated users to upload executable PHP files and achieve remote code execution.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

No known fix

References

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Original Researcher
João Ramos Maciel
Submitter
João Ramos Maciel
Submitter website
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-07-24 (about 3 days ago)
Added
2026-07-24 (about 2 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-07-24 (about 2 days ago)

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