WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

GutenBee < 2.20.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload via wp_check_filetype_and_ext Filter

Description

The GutenBee – Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 2.20.1 via the gutenbee_file_and_ext_json function. This is due to a flawed strpos() substring check that only verifies whether the filename contains the string '.json' rather than confirming the filename ends with a .json extension, allowing double-extension filenames like shell.json.php to bypass validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible.

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 2.20.2

References

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Original Researcher
Athiwat Tiprasaharn (Jitlada)
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-05-27 (about 4 months ago)
Added
2026-05-27 (about 4 months ago)
Last Updated
2026-05-28 (about 4 months ago)

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